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Noun: sibyl  si-bil
  1. (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
    "The sibyl's cryptic prophecies were highly sought after by Roman leaders"
     
  2. A woman who tells fortunes
    "The carnival sibyl read palms and claimed to predict the future"

Derived forms: sibyls

Type of: fortune teller, fortuneteller, oracle, prophesier, prophet, seer, vaticinator

Encyclopedia: Sibyl, Lady Colefax