n.
Pronunciation: ' p ī -th ə -n ə s, ' pi-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English Phitonesse, from Middle French pithonisse, from Late Latin pythonissa, from Greek Pyth ō n, spirit of divination, perhaps from Pyth ō , seat of the Delphic oracle
Date: 14th century
1 : a woman who practices divination
2 : a prophetic priestess of Apollo
– py · thon · ic \ p ī - ' thä-nik \ adjective