PYTHONESS


Meaning of PYTHONESS in English

[py.tho.ness] n [ME Phitonesse, fr. MF pithonisse, fr. LL pythonissa, fr. Gk Python, spirit of divination, perh. fr. Pytho, seat of the Delphic oracle] (14c) 1: a woman who practices divination

2: a prophetic priestess of Apollo -- py.thon.ic adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.