SIBYL


Meaning of SIBYL in English

noun

also syb·il ˈsibə̇l

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English sibile, Sybylle, from Middle French Sibile, Sebile, from Latin Sibylla, from Greek

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. : a female prophet

b. : fortune-teller

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