the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece.
n. Any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort of witch.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The Pythia or especial priestess of Apollo at his temple at Delphi, who was supposed to be inspired to give his oracular answers; hence, any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a witch.
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n. a witch with powers of divination
n. (Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
Word Usage
"She was known as the Kansas pythoness in those days before women's suffrage made such references to a woman's sex politically incorrect."