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pythonism

pythonism noun: the art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.

Noun

pythonism (uncountable)

  1. The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.

Origin of pythonism

From Latin Pytho + -n- + -ism.

Questions about pythonism

What does pythonism mean?
Pythonism means the art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.
What part of speech is pythonism?
Pythonism is a noun.

Words near pythonism in the dictionary

  1. pythonic
  2. pythonical
  3. pythonid
  4. pythonids
  5. Pythonish
  6. pythonism
  7. pythonist
  8. Pythonista
  9. Pythonistas
  10. pythonists
  11. pythonlike

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