Sibyl

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  • noun. One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
  • noun. A woman prophet.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In anc. myth., one of certain women reputed to possess special powers of prophecy or divination and intercession with the gods in behalf of those who resorted to them.
  • noun. Hence An old woman professing to be a prophetess or fortune-teller; a sorceress.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy.
  • noun. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
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  • noun. (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
  • noun. a woman who tells fortunes
    • Word Usage
    "But who does not know that the power of the sibyl is doubled by the opposition of sex?"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fortuneteller  oracle  prophesier  prophet  seer  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dibble  dribble  gribble  kibble  nibble  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Sybil  chimaera  disaccord  doomie  fortuneteller  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prophet  prophetess  pythoness  witch  
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