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pytho·ness \ˈpīthənə̇s, ˈpith-\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English Phitonesse, from Middle French phitonise, pithonisse, from Late Latin pythonissa, from Greek Pythōn spirit of divination, from Pythō Delphi, where the Delphic oracle was located + Late Latin -issa -ess 1. : a woman believed to have a spirit of divination 2. : a priestess of Apollo held to have prophetic powers |