SIBYL

Sib″yl (?), n. [[L. sibylla, Gr. ����.]] 1. 1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy.
☞ 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. 2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. “An old highland sibyl.” Sir W. Scott.