SIBYL
Dictionary entry overview: What does sibyl mean?
• SIBYL (noun)
The noun SIBYL has 2 senses:
1. a woman who tells fortunes
2. (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
Familiarity information: SIBYL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SIBYL (noun)
Meaning:
A woman who tells fortunes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sibyl" is a kind of...):
fortune teller; fortuneteller (a person who foretells your personal future)
Meaning:
(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("sibyl" is a kind of...):
oracle; prophesier; prophet; seer; vaticinator (an authoritative person who divines the future)
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)
