sibyl
sibyl · sibyls
сивилла
Sibylle
A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibylA pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
/ˈsɪ.bəl/
» Mary is a sibyl.
Meaning
1 sensesA pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
Sibylle
сиви́ллаsivílla
More definitions
- (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
- a woman who tells fortunes
Examples
2 sentencesMary is a sibyl.
The Erythraean Sibyl was used as a symbol for Asia.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).From Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).
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