- 1. n. A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. Source: opted
- 2. n. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. Source: opted
- 3. n. a woman who tells fortunes Source: wordnet
- 4. n. (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/supposed">supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. 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. 2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. "An old highland sibyl." Sir W. Scott. Source: webster
- 6. n. a woman who tells fortunes n. (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet Source: ecdict
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