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noun
1.
any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
2.
a female prophet or witch.
Origin:
1250–1300; < Greek Síbylla Sibylla; replacing Middle English Sibil < Medieval Latin Sibilla < Greek, as above
1250–1300; < Greek Síbylla Sibylla; replacing Middle English Sibil < Medieval Latin Sibilla < Greek, as above
Synonyms
seer, prophetess, oracle, soothsayer.
seer, prophetess, oracle, soothsayer.
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Word Origin & History
sibyl
c.1300, from O.Fr. sibile, from L. Sibylla, from Gk. Sibylla, name for any of several prophetesses consulted by ancient Greeks and Romans, of uncertain origin. Said to be from Doric Siobolla, from Attic Theoboule "divine wish."
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