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The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece.

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  1. n. The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece.
  2. n. Any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort of witch.
  3. n. a witch with powers of divination
  4. 1. (Gr. Antiq.) The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece. 2. Any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort of witch. Bp. Hall.
  5. The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece.
  6. n. a witch with powers of divination