sibyl

sib·yl

 (sĭb′əl)

n.

1. One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

2. A woman prophet.

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[Middle English sibile, from Old French, from Latin Sibylla, from Greek Sibulla.]

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sibyl

(ˈsɪbɪl)

n

1. (Classical Myth & Legend) (in ancient Greece and Rome) any of a number of women believed to be oracles or prophetesses, one of the most famous being the sibyl of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld

2. (Alternative Belief Systems) a witch, fortune-teller, or sorceress

[C13: ultimately from Greek Sibulla, of obscure origin]

sibylline sibyllic, sibylic adj

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sib•yl

(ˈsɪb əl)

n.

1. any of a group of semilegendary women of the ancient world, who possessed prophetic powers.

2. a female prophet or fortune-teller.

[1250–1300; Middle English Sibil < Medieval Latin Sibilla < Greek Síbylla]

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sibyl

Ancient Greece and Rome. a woman with oracular or prophetic powers, the most celebrated being that of Cumae. — sibyllic, — sibylic, sibylline, adj.

See also: Divination

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sibyl - a woman who tells fortunes fortune teller, fortuneteller - a person who foretells your personal future
	2.	sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Rome, Roma - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire oracle, prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer - an authoritative person who divines the future antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

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sibyl

noun

A person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:

augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, soothsayer, vaticinator.

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Translations

Sibyla

Sibylle

sibila

sibylle

Sibylla

Sibyl

[ˈsɪbɪl] N → Sibila

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sibyl

[ˈsɪbɪl] N → sibila f

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sibyl

n (lit) → Sibylle f; (fig) → Prophetin f, → Weissagerin f

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sibyl

[ˈsɪbɪl] n → sibilla

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