PYTHIAN


Meaning of PYTHIAN in English

I. ˈpi-thē-ən adjective

Etymology: Latin pythius of Delphi, from Greek pythios, from Pythō Pytho, name for Delphi, Greece

Date: 1603

1. : of or relating to games celebrated at Delphi every four years

2. : of or relating to Delphi or its oracle of Apollo

II. noun

Date: 1903

: Knight of Pythias

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