Definition of Sibyl. Meaning of Sibyl. Synonyms of Sibyl

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Definition of Sibyl

Sibyl
Sibyl Sib"yl, n. [L. sibylla, Gr. ????.] 1. (Class. Antiq.) 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.

Meaning of Sibyl from wikipedia

- The sibyls (αἱ Σῐ́βυλλαι, singular Σῐ́βυλλᾰ) were prophetesses or oracles in Ancient Greece. The sibyls prophesied at holy sites. A sibyl at Delphi has...
- ****aean Sibyl (Latin: Sibylla ****ana) was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at ****ae, a Gr**** colony near Naples, Italy. The word sibyl comes...
- Sibyl is a 2019 comedy-drama film directed by Justine Triet from a screenplay she co-wrote with Arthur Harari, and starring Virginie Efira, Adèle Exarchopoulos...
- Sibyl or sibyl in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sibyls were oracular women believed to possess prophetic powers in ancient Greece. Sybil or Sibyl may...
- Sibyl Vane may refer to: Sibyl Vane, a main character of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray Sibyl Vane, a main character in Vladimir Nabokov's...
- Sibyl or Albunea was a Roman sibyl, whose seat was the ancient Etruscan town of Tibur (modern Tivoli). The mythic meeting of Augustus with the Sibyl,...
- Sibyl Buck (born May 27, 1972) is an American musician, yoga instructor, and fashion model. Born in Versailles, France, Buck started her modeling career...
- Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter...
- Catulle Sarrazin; and (iii) all "mistress" references to Gray's lovers, Sibyl Vane and Hetty Merton. It was published in full as the first 100 pages in...
- The Delphic Sibyl was a woman who was a prophet ****ociated with early religious practices in Ancient Greece and is said to have been venerated from before...