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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Sibyl (0.01082 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Sibyl.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sibyl
sibyl
n 1: a woman who tells fortunes
2: (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or
prophet
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sibyl
Sibyl
\Sib"yl\, n. [L. sibylla, Gr. ????.]
1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a
spirit of prophecy.
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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.
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2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess.
“An
old highland sibyl.” --Sir W. Scott.
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