pythonicadj.¹

Brit.

/pʌɪˈθɒnɪk/,

/pᵻˈθɒnɪk/, U.S.

/paɪˈθɑnɪk/,

/pᵻˈθɑnɪk/

Forms: 1600s–1700s pythonick, 1600s– pythonic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pythonicus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pythonicus of or relating to divination, prophetic (Vulgate) < Byzantine Greek πυθωνικός < Hellenistic Greek πύθων Python n.² + ancient Greek -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French phitonique , phitonicque (late 14th cent.). Compare earlier pythonical adj.

Of or relating to divination; prophetic, oracular; (also) relating to or characteristic of an oracle or prophet (cf. Pythic adj. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [adjective]

pythonical1582

oraculous1612

theomantic1620

oracular1631

pythonic1658

1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters i. 70 They sought counsel of them that prophesie of future things, by a Pythonick or divellish spirit.

1724 J. Beaumont Gleanings Antiq. 147 If it be his Opinion there was no such Thing as a Pythonick Spirit.

1750 Bible (Challoner) I. Deut. xviii. 11 Neither let there be any wizard,..nor any one that consulteth pythonick spirits [L. nec qui pythones consulat], or fortune-tellers.

1792 W. Spence tr. E. Swedenborg in Ess. Divinity & Physic 66 The Pythonic spirits of old were such, as also the Magi in Egypt and Babel, who were called wise men.

1825 T. M. Harris Nat. Hist. Bible at Asp A young woman who had a pythonic spirit.

1877 Times 2 July 4/1 This sister had gradually worked herself into a sort of hysteria, in which it seemed impossible for her to stop or control herself; perhaps her versification came from pythonic frenzy.

1906 G. G. Coulton From St. Francis to Dante 82 Which was as much as to consult a pythonic spirit.

1979 Verbatim Autumn 8/2 Yet, each [object and method of divination] has been used as a basis for a pythonic system.

1993 M. Machovec in B. B. Page Marxism & Spirituality iv. 175 Marx paraded rather than veiled his own role and presented his so-called prophetic tidings on the one hand with theatrical pathos..and on the other with pythonic expositions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pythonicadj.²

Brit.

/pʌɪˈθɒnɪk/,

/pᵻˈθɒnɪk/, U.S.

/paɪˈθɑnɪk/,

/pᵻˈθɑnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: python n.¹, -ic suffix.

Etymology: < python n.¹ + -ic suffix.

Of, relating to, or resembling a python (python n.¹ 2) or the mythical Python of Delphi (python n.¹ 1); python-like; monstrous, huge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

unmeeteOE

unmeetlyOE

hugea1275

hideousc1330

infinitec1385

unmeasureda1398

unmeasurablec1405

hugyc1420

immeasurable1440

ingentc1450

unmeetlyc1450

giant1480

immense1490

monstrous?a1513

unmeasurely1513

hugeousa1529

unportable1537

enormous1544

enormc1560

giantly1561

immensible1579

rouncival1582

dismeasured1584

vast1585

immeasured1590

gargantuan1596

omnipotent1596

colossian1601

immane1601

prodigious1601

Polyphemian1602

Titanian1603

titanical1603

gigantical1604

immensive1604

gigantine1605

colossic1607

gigantean1611

Gogmagotical1612

gigantal?1614

Babylonian1617

leviathan1625

titanic1628

elephantine1631

gigantive1638

colossean1644

decumanal1652

immensurate1654

gigant1658

decuman1659

colossal1664

abnormous1710

Brobdingnagian1728

Brobdingnag1731

Pantagruelian1737

heroic1785

Patagonian1786

seven-league1787

Titan1793

gigantic1797

seven-leagued1799

mammoth1801

dimensionless1813

tremendous1813

gigantesque1821

monster1837

titanesque1838

monstre1840

giantlike1847

leviathanic1848

pythonic1851

Babylonic1853

supercolossal1871

giantesque1909

behemothian1910

supergiant1919

ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > of or relating to python

pythonine1890

pythonic1903

1851 J. Anderson Course of Creation ii. iv. 225 The Pythonic monster is also there, represented by reptilians which now only inhabit tropical countries, and prey on quadrupeds and birds, both of which became abundant during the tertiary age.

1860 C. Sangster Hesperus 85 Wrestling with some Pythonic wrongs.

1886 Science 12 Mar. 242/2 A new species of reptile..almost pythonic in structure.

1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 504/1 Huge wooden sheds and pythonic iron pipes.

1938 S. Beckett Murphy ii. 24 The blue glitter of Mr. Kelly's eyes in the uttermost depths of their orbits became fixed, then veiled by the classical pythonic glaze.

2001 Explicator 59 155 ‘Biscione’..would have to apply to a snake of pythonic dimensions at least.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pythonic
释义	pythonicadj.¹ Brit. /pʌɪˈθɒnɪk/, /pᵻˈθɒnɪk/, U.S. /paɪˈθɑnɪk/, /pᵻˈθɑnɪk/ Forms: 1600s–1700s pythonick, 1600s– pythonic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pythonicus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pythonicus of or relating to divination, prophetic (Vulgate) < Byzantine Greek πυθωνικός < Hellenistic Greek πύθων Python n.² + ancient Greek -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Middle French phitonique , phitonicque (late 14th cent.). Compare earlier pythonical adj. Of or relating to divination; prophetic, oracular; (also) relating to or characteristic of an oracle or prophet (cf. Pythic adj. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [adjective] pythonical1582 oraculous1612 theomantic1620 oracular1631 pythonic1658 1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters i. 70 They sought counsel of them that prophesie of future things, by a Pythonick or divellish spirit. 1724 J. Beaumont Gleanings Antiq. 147 If it be his Opinion there was no such Thing as a Pythonick Spirit. 1750 Bible (Challoner) I. Deut. xviii. 11 Neither let there be any wizard,..nor any one that consulteth pythonick spirits [L. nec qui pythones consulat], or fortune-tellers. 1792 W. Spence tr. E. Swedenborg in Ess. Divinity & Physic 66 The Pythonic spirits of old were such, as also the Magi in Egypt and Babel, who were called wise men. 1825 T. M. Harris Nat. Hist. Bible at Asp A young woman who had a pythonic spirit. 1877 Times 2 July 4/1 This sister had gradually worked herself into a sort of hysteria, in which it seemed impossible for her to stop or control herself; perhaps her versification came from pythonic frenzy. 1906 G. G. Coulton From St. Francis to Dante 82 Which was as much as to consult a pythonic spirit. 1979 Verbatim Autumn 8/2 Yet, each [object and method of divination] has been used as a basis for a pythonic system. 1993 M. Machovec in B. B. Page Marxism & Spirituality iv. 175 Marx paraded rather than veiled his own role and presented his so-called prophetic tidings on the one hand with theatrical pathos..and on the other with pythonic expositions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pythonicadj.² Brit. /pʌɪˈθɒnɪk/, /pᵻˈθɒnɪk/, U.S. /paɪˈθɑnɪk/, /pᵻˈθɑnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: python n.¹, -ic suffix. Etymology: < python n.¹ + -ic suffix. Of, relating to, or resembling a python (python n.¹ 2) or the mythical Python of Delphi (python n.¹ 1); python-like; monstrous, huge. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > of or relating to python pythonine1890 pythonic1903 1851 J. Anderson Course of Creation ii. iv. 225 The Pythonic monster is also there, represented by reptilians which now only inhabit tropical countries, and prey on quadrupeds and birds, both of which became abundant during the tertiary age. 1860 C. Sangster Hesperus 85 Wrestling with some Pythonic wrongs. 1886 Science 12 Mar. 242/2 A new species of reptile..almost pythonic in structure. 1903 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 504/1 Huge wooden sheds and pythonic iron pipes. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy ii. 24 The blue glitter of Mr. Kelly's eyes in the uttermost depths of their orbits became fixed, then veiled by the classical pythonic glaze. 2001 Explicator 59 155 ‘Biscione’..would have to apply to a snake of pythonic dimensions at least. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1658adj.²1851
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