PYTHIAN


Meaning of PYTHIAN in English

/pith"ee euhn/ , adj.

1. Also, Pythic .

2. of or pertaining to Delphi, in ancient Greece.

3. of or pertaining to Apollo, with reference to his oracle at Delphi.

n.

4. a Pythian priestess.

[ 1590-1600; Pythi ( us ) ( Pýthios of Delphi and the oracle) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .