View synonyms for pythonic

pythonic

[ pahy-thon-ik, pi- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pythonic

[ pahy-thon-ik, pi- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

First recorded in 1855–60; python ¹ + -ic

First recorded in 1650–60; from Late Latin pythōnicus, from Greek pythōnikós; equivalent to python ² + -ic

Nor charmer, nor any one that consulteth pythonic spirits, or fortune tellers, or that seeketh the truth from the dead.

Those who came after these were the first who gained skill in divination from entrails, and attained the Pythonic art.

The Pythonic allegory which the Greeks have so obscured, in reality originated in this religious transaction.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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