Main Entry: sib·yl

Pronunciation: \ˈsi-bəl\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English sibile, sybylle, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French sibile, from Latin sibylla, from Greek

Date: 14th century

1 : any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
2 a : prophetess b : fortune-teller

— si·byl·ic or si·byl·lic \sə-ˈbi-lik\ adjective

— sib·yl·line \ˈsi-bə-ˌlīn, -ˌlēn\ adjective