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sibyl

noun

  1. oracles in Ancient Greece
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.bəl/ / [ˈsɪ.bɫ̩]

name

Etymology: Latin Sibylla, Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla, “sibyl”), name of ancient Greek prophetesses.

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    “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.”

  2. Alternative letter-case form of sibyl.

noun

Etymology: From Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).

  1. A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.

    “A Sybill that had numbred in the world The Sun to courſe, two hundred compaſſes, In her Prophetticke furie ſow'd the Worke:”

    “"Are you very anxious," asked he, "to consult the sibyl?" "Nay," replied Francesea; "I want faith." "You will," replied he, "nevertheless be amused with Madame de I'Hôpital's tact; she knows enough of the history of the individuals around to give a shrewd guess at the favourite fantasy of each, and that it will be successful is the summing up of her prophecy. She tells each what he wishes, and so obtains an easy belief."”