Sibyllistn.
/ˈsɪbɪlɪst/ 1. One who believes in the Sibylline prophecies; especially applied to the early Christians who accepted the Sibylline writings as genuine.
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society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Sibyllist > [noun]
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Sibyllianista1641
1605 J. Dove Confut. Atheisme 53 The heathens called the Christians Sybillistes, because Christian religion was most of all proued out of the Sybils Oracles.
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 284 Upon Celsus mentioning a Sect of Christians called Sibyllists, Origen tells us, that these..were called so in way of disgrace, by other Christians.
1846 S. Sharpe Hist. Egypt xiii. 429 Celsus charges the Christians with being sibyllists.
2. A writer or compiler of Sibylline oracles.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination through oracles > [noun] > medium or mouthpiece of the deity, oracle > sybil
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Sibyllaa1400
Sibyllist1899
1899 Contemp. Rev. Dec. 811 A favourite device on the part of a Sibyllist is to review all the kings of the period just before his own time.
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