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‖ Phœbades, n. pl.|ˈfiːbədiːz|
[L. pl. of Phœbas, a. Gr. ϕοιβάς, pl. -βαδες, priestess of Phœbus.]
Priestesses of Phœbus or Apollo; persons possessed by a spirit of divination.
1585C. Fetherstone tr. Calvin on Acts xvi. 16. 394 They said that those who wer possessed wer inspired with the spirit of Python, and peradventure they wer thervpon called Phoebades in honor of Apollo. 1613Chapman Maske Inns Court, Description, Attir'd like Virginean Priests, by whom the Sun is there ador'd; and therfore called the Phoebades. |