Category:Sibyl

Sib"yl, n. Etym: [l. sibylla, gr.

1. (class. Antiq.)

Defn: a woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy.

Note: the number of the sibyls is variously stated by different Authors; but the opinion of varro, that there were ten, is generally Adopted. They dwelt in various parts of persia, greece, and italy.

2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. "an old Highland sibyl." Sir w. Scott.