SIBYL


Meaning of SIBYL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-bəl ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English sibile, sybylle, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French sibile, from Latin sibylla, from Greek

Date: 14th century

1. : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)

2.

a. : prophetess

b. : fortune-teller

• si·byl·ic or si·byl·lic sə-ˈbi-lik adjective

• sib·yl·line ˈsi-bə-ˌlīn, -ˌlēn adjective

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