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Sibyl

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Noun

1. sibyl

a woman who tells fortunes

2. sibyl

(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sibyl

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noun
1. 
(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
2. 
a witch, fortune-teller, or sorceress

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sibyl

see synonyms of sibyl
noun
a feminine name: var. Sybil
noun
1. 
any of certain women consulted as prophetesses by the ancient Greeks and Romans
2. 
a fortuneteller

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sibyl

see synonyms of sibyl
n.
1. One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
2. A woman prophet.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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