pythonessn.

Brit.

/pʌɪθəˈnɛs/,

/ˈpʌɪθənᵻs/,

/ˈpɪθənᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪθənəs/,

/ˈpɪθənəs/

Forms:

α. Middle English fetonisse, Middle English phytonesse, Middle English–1500s phetonysse, Middle English–1500s phitonesse, 1600s phytonisse; Scottish pre-1700 fetonas, pre-1700 fetonass, pre-1700 phitones; N.E.D. (1909) also records a form late Middle English phetonesse.

β. 1500s–1600s pythonesse, 1500s–1600s pythonisse, 1500s– pythoness, 1600s pythonysse; Scottish pre-1700 pithonesse, pre-1700 pythonisse, pre-1700 1800s– pythoness.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French phitonisse; Latin phitonissa.

Etymology: < Middle French phitonisse (1274 in Old French as phitonise , pitonise ; French pythonisse ) and its etymon post-classical Latin phitonissa, pythonissa Pythonissa n.; compare -ess suffix¹. Compare Pythonissa n.

A woman believed to be possessed by a spirit and to be able to forsee the future; a female soothsayer; a witch. Also figurative.In early use frequently applied (after the Vulgate) to the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:7); cf. Pythonissa n. Later often with reference to the Delphic oracle (cf. Pythia n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit > one possessed by or speaking for

pythonessa1393

Pythonissac1395

demoniacc1405

demoniaclea1500

Python1548

energumen1564

engastrimyth1605

energumenist1646

engastriloque1718

possessionist1726

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination > [noun] > practitioner of > female

divineressc1374

pythonessa1393

Pythonissac1395

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [noun] > medium or mouthpiece of the deity, oracle > one possessed by familiar spirit > female

pythonessa1393

Pythonissac1395

Pythia?1529

pythoness1823

Pythian1844

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ancient Greek > delivering oracles

Pythia?1529

oracler1584

pythoness1823

Pythian1844

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 1937 (MED) Samuel out of his kinde, Thurgh that the Phitonesse hath lered, In Samarie was arered Long time after that he was ded.

c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 1261 Ther saugh I pleye..Phitonesses [v.r. Fetonisses; Bodl. MS Phytonessys; Caxt., Th. phetonysses], charmeresses, Olde wicches, sorceresses, That use exorsisacions.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iv. 753 As quhylum did the Phitones [1487 St. John's Cambr. fetonass; 1616 Hart Pithonesse] That..Raysyt throw hyr mekill slycht Samuelis spyrite als tite.

1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid i. Prol. 212 Lyke as the spreit of Samuell, I ges, Rasit to King Saul was by the Phitones.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 280 In a Pythonesse or in a possessed person.

1608 W. Perkins Discovrse of Witch-craft sig. 91 3^v Satan hath his..Pythonisses.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. xiv. 23 Asking counsel of a Pythonisse.

1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. ii. v. 193 They were often follow'd by a Pythoness, a Maid Servant, actuated by a Spirit of Divination [cf. Acts 16:16].

1750 M. Jones Misc. in Prose & Verse 180 For I feel my Breast of a sudden prompted and inflamed, my eye sparkle and look wild, like the Pythoness when she had caught inspiration.

1808 A. Ranken Hist. France IV. i. 49 He employed the abbot..to consult a famous Pythoness or witch of these times.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI cvii. 54 She stood a moment as a Pythoness Stands on her tripod.

1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche ii. ix. 17 The chaunting Pythoness gave oracle, And thus in measured verse the sentence ran.

1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 331/1 She inspired Lucy Page Gaston, pythoness of the Anti-Cigarette League, to write to Roosevelt.

1955 Sci. Monthly Dec. 279 The desire for children was used as a sanction against oath-breaking by the Pythoness of Delphi when she declared, ‘But oath-keeping men leave behind them a flourishing offspring.’

1991 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Dec. 22/3 Pythonesses and psychopomps lead their host of lost souls through the pleasure grounds of a portentous Paris.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pythoness
释义	pythonessn. Brit. /pʌɪθəˈnɛs/, /ˈpʌɪθənᵻs/, /ˈpɪθənᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpaɪθənəs/, /ˈpɪθənəs/ Forms: α. Middle English fetonisse, Middle English phytonesse, Middle English–1500s phetonysse, Middle English–1500s phitonesse, 1600s phytonisse; Scottish pre-1700 fetonas, pre-1700 fetonass, pre-1700 phitones; N.E.D. (1909) also records a form late Middle English phetonesse. β. 1500s–1600s pythonesse, 1500s–1600s pythonisse, 1500s– pythoness, 1600s pythonysse; Scottish pre-1700 pithonesse, pre-1700 pythonisse, pre-1700 1800s– pythoness. Also with capital initial. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French phitonisse; Latin phitonissa. Etymology: < Middle French phitonisse (1274 in Old French as phitonise , pitonise ; French pythonisse ) and its etymon post-classical Latin phitonissa, pythonissa Pythonissa n.; compare -ess suffix¹. Compare Pythonissa n. A woman believed to be possessed by a spirit and to be able to forsee the future; a female soothsayer; a witch. Also figurative.In early use frequently applied (after the Vulgate) to the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:7); cf. Pythonissa n. Later often with reference to the Delphic oracle (cf. Pythia n.). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit > one possessed by or speaking for pythonessa1393 Pythonissac1395 demoniacc1405 demoniaclea1500 Python1548 energumen1564 engastrimyth1605 energumenist1646 engastriloque1718 possessionist1726 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination > [noun] > practitioner of > female divineressc1374 pythonessa1393 Pythonissac1395 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [noun] > medium or mouthpiece of the deity, oracle > one possessed by familiar spirit > female pythonessa1393 Pythonissac1395 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [noun] > medium or mouthpiece of the deity, oracle > priestess of Apollo, Pythia Pythia?1529 pythoness1823 Pythian1844 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > ancient Greek > delivering oracles Pythia?1529 oracler1584 pythoness1823 Pythian1844 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 1937 (MED) Samuel out of his kinde, Thurgh that the Phitonesse hath lered, In Samarie was arered Long time after that he was ded. c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 1261 Ther saugh I pleye..Phitonesses [v.r. Fetonisses; Bodl. MS Phytonessys; Caxt., Th. phetonysses], charmeresses, Olde wicches, sorceresses, That use exorsisacions. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) iv. 753 As quhylum did the Phitones [1487 St. John's Cambr. fetonass; 1616 Hart Pithonesse] That..Raysyt throw hyr mekill slycht Samuelis spyrite als tite. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid i. Prol. 212 Lyke as the spreit of Samuell, I ges, Rasit to King Saul was by the Phitones. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xv. 280 In a Pythonesse or in a possessed person. 1608 W. Perkins Discovrse of Witch-craft sig. 91 3^v Satan hath his..Pythonisses. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. xiv. 23 Asking counsel of a Pythonisse. 1702 L. Echard Gen. Eccl. Hist. ii. v. 193 They were often follow'd by a Pythoness, a Maid Servant, actuated by a Spirit of Divination [cf. Acts 16:16]. 1750 M. Jones Misc. in Prose & Verse 180 For I feel my Breast of a sudden prompted and inflamed, my eye sparkle and look wild, like the Pythoness when she had caught inspiration. 1808 A. Ranken Hist. France IV. i. 49 He employed the abbot..to consult a famous Pythoness or witch of these times. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI cvii. 54 She stood a moment as a Pythoness Stands on her tripod. 1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche ii. ix. 17 The chaunting Pythoness gave oracle, And thus in measured verse the sentence ran. 1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 331/1 She inspired Lucy Page Gaston, pythoness of the Anti-Cigarette League, to write to Roosevelt. 1955 Sci. Monthly Dec. 279 The desire for children was used as a sanction against oath-breaking by the Pythoness of Delphi when she declared, ‘But oath-keeping men leave behind them a flourishing offspring.’ 1991 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Dec. 22/3 Pythonesses and psychopomps lead their host of lost souls through the pleasure grounds of a portentous Paris. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393
随便看	steamgauge steamgoing steamgun steamhammer steamhauled steamheated steamheating steamhorse steamie steamier steamies steamiest steamily steaminess steaminesses steaming steaming drunk steaming hot steaming light steaming up steaming with drink steamings steamiron steamjacket steamjacketed