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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Python. (e.m.E. python (1603), pithone, late L. pȳthōn- (Vulgate, e.g. Deut. xvii 11, Acts xvi 16), in the Bible or allusions to Biblical passages, a familiar or possessing spirit.) —1597 James VI Dæmonol. (S.T.S.) 20/30.
She who had the spirite of python in the Actes whose spirite was put to silence by the apostle
