noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of Pythoness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Meaning 2
A female soothsayer
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noun
Meaning 3
A female python.
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noun
Meaning 4
The priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
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Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pythia
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Broader terms: Greek deity
noun
Meaning 6
a witch with powers of divination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: witch
History
Etymology
See Pythoness.
From python + -ess.
From Late Latin pythonissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía). Compare Pythia.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: pitonisa — female soothsayer
- Bulgarian: гадателка (gadatelka) — female soothsayer
- Catalan: pitonissa — female soothsayer
- Macedonian: га́талка (gátalka) — female soothsayer
- Russian: прорица́тельница (proricátelʹnica) — female soothsayer
- Russian: вещу́нья (veščúnʹja) — female soothsayer
- Russian: предсказа́тельница (predskazátelʹnica) — female soothsayer
- French: pythie — priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi — see also Pythia
- Russian: пи́фия (pífija) — priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi — see also Pythia