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pythoness

[ pahy-thuh-nis, pith-uh- ]
/ ˈpaɪ θə nɪs, ˈpɪθ ə- /
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noun

a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
a woman who practices divination.

Words related to pythoness

siren, sibyl, hex, hag, witch

Words nearby pythoness

pythian games, pythias, pythogenic, python, pythonesque, pythoness, pythonic, pyuria, pyx, pyxidium, pyxie

Origin of pythoness

1325–75; python2 + -ess; replacing Middle English phytonesse < Middle French

usage note for pythoness

See -ess.
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pythoness
/ (ˈpaɪθəˌnɛs) /

noun

a woman, such as Apollo's priestess at Delphi, believed to be possessed by an oracular spirit
a female soothsayer

Word Origin for pythoness

C14 phitonesse, ultimately from Greek Puthōn Python
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