SIBYLS

Noun

sibyls

plural of sibyl

Anagrams

• Silsby, Sybils

Source: Wiktionary


SIBYL

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



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