sibyls
plural of sibyl
• Silsby, Sybils
Source: Wiktionary
Sib"yl, n. Etym: [L. sibylla, Gr.
1. (Class. Antiq.)
Definition: A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy.
Note: The number of the sibyls is variously stated by different authors; but the opinion of Varro, that there were ten, is generally adopted. They dwelt in various parts of Persia, Greece, and Italy.
2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. "An old highland sibyl." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
