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plural of sibyl
Sibyl
A female given name

Be she as foul as Florentius' love, / As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd / As Socrates' Xanthippe, or worse, / She moves me not.

Sibyl
Prophetess of Greek legend. She was a figure of the mythical past whose prophecies, phrased in Greek hexameters, were handed down in writing. In the late 4th century BC, the number of Sibyls multiplied, and the term sibyl was treated as a title. Sibyls were associated with various oracles, especially those of Apollo, who was said to be their inspiration. They were typically depicted as extremely old women who lived in caves and delivered their prophecies in an ecstatic frenzy. A famous collection of prophecies, the Sibylline Books, was traditionally kept in the temple of Jupiter, to be consulted only in emergencies
Sibyl
used from the Middle Ages; since the nineteenth century usually spelled Sybil
sibyl
A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl
sibyl
{i} woman who the ancient Greeks or Romans considered to be an oracle or a seer; prophetess
sibyl
A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess
sibyl
(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet a woman who tells fortunes
sibyl
A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy
sibyl
(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
sibyl
a woman who tells fortunes
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