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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sib•yl (sib′əl),USA pronunciation n. - Mythologyany of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
- a female prophet or witch.
- Greek, as above
- Medieval Latin Sibilla
- Greek Síbylla Sibylla; replacing Middle English Sibil
- 1250–1300
seer, prophetess, oracle, soothsayer. Sib•yl (sib′əl),USA pronunciation n. - a female given name.
Also, Sib′ylle. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sibyl /ˈsɪbɪl/ n - (in ancient Greece and Rome) any of a number of women believed to be oracles or prophetesses, one of the most famous being the sibyl of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld
- a witch, fortune-teller, or sorceress
Etymology: 13th Century: ultimately from Greek Sibulla, of obscure originsibylline /ˈsɪbɪˌlaɪn; sɪˈbɪlaɪn/ adj |