pythoness

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpaɪθəˌnɛs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pī′thə nis, pith′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
py•tho•ness  (pī′thə nis, pith′ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
  2. a woman who practices divination.
  • Middle French
  • 1325–75; python2 + -ess; replacing Middle English phytonesse
    See.-ess. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pythoness /ˈpaɪθəˌnɛs/ n
  1. a woman, such as Apollo's priestess at Delphi, believed to be possessed by an oracular spirit
Etymology: 14th Century phitonesse, ultimately from Greek Puthōn Python
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