- sibyl sib·yl n
- ['sɪbɪl]
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Sibyl — Sib yl, n. [L. sibylla, Gr. ????.] 1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. [1913 Webster] Note: The number of the sibyls is variously stated by different authors; but the opinion of Varro, that there were ten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sibyl — [sib′əl] n. [L Sibylla: see SIBYL] a feminine name: var. Sybil … English World dictionary
sibyl — [sib′əl] n. [ME sibille < L sibylla < Gr] 1. any of certain women consulted as prophetesses by the ancient Greeks and Romans 2. a fortuneteller … English World dictionary
sibyl — /sib euhl/, n. 1. any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination. 2. a female prophet or witch. [1250 1300; < Gk Síbylla SIBYLLA; r. ME Sibil < ML Sibilla < Gk, as above] Syn. seer, prophetess, oracle,… … Universalium
Sibyl — /sib euhl/, n. a female given name. Also, Sibylle. * * * Prophetess of Greek legend. She was a figure of the mythical past whose prophecies, phrased in Greek hexameters, were handed down in writing. In the late 4th century BC, the number of… … Universalium
sib|yl|line — «SIHB uh leen, lyn, lihn», adjective. 1. of or like a sibyl; prophetic; mysterious: »... a numerical code... [that] seemed to be a row of sibylline figures (New Yorker). 2. said or written by a sibyl: »the Sibylline books, a sibylline oracle … Useful english dictionary
sibyl — sib·yl … English syllables
sibyl — sib•yl [[t]ˈsɪb əl[/t]] n. 1) myt any of a group of semilegendary women of the ancient world, who possessed prophetic powers 2) a female prophet or fortune teller • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME Sibil < ML Sibilla < Gk Síbylla … From formal English to slang
Sibyl — The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, who… … Wikipedia
sibylline — /sib euh leen , luyn , lin/, adj. 1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular. 2. mysterious; cryptic. Also, sibylic, sibyllic /si bil ik/. [1570 80; < L Sibyllinus pertaining to a sibyl. See SIBYL, INE1] * * * … Universalium
Sibylline Books — The Sibylline Books or Libri Sibyllini were a collection of oracular utterances, set out in Greek hexameters, purchased from a sibyl by the last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, and consulted at momentous crises through the history of the… … Wikipedia
