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