pythoness

noun

py·​tho·​ness ˈpī-thə-nəs  ˈpi- 

1

: a woman who practices divination

2

: a prophetic priestess of Apollo

pythonic

pī-ˈthä-nik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Middle English Phitonesse, from Middle French pithonisse, from Late Latin pythonissa, from Greek Pythōn, spirit of divination, perhaps from Pythō, seat of the Delphic oracle

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1