noun
- Large Old World boas.
- A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit.
- Greek mythology. ( dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi).
Python and Prophet
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A diviner by spirits.
- (n.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidae. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- An authoritative person who divines the future.
- synonyms: prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator
- Someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
- (n.) An interpreter; a spokesman.
- (n.) A mantis.
- (n.) One who prophesies or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary