pythoness
a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
a woman who practices divination.
Origin of pythoness
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The Pythonesses of the oracles exercised this faculty, and it was not less skilfully practised by Edward Kelley.
Amenities of Literature | Isaac DisraeliSome of these were exorcisers, and others, like the Greek pythonesses, presided at oracular shrines.
Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria | Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for pythoness
/ (ˈpaɪθəˌnɛs) /
a woman, such as Apollo's priestess at Delphi, believed to be possessed by an oracular spirit
a female soothsayer
Origin of pythoness
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