Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sibyl
IPA transcription: [s'ɪbəl]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sibyl
    Meaning: (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
  • Synonyms: sibyl
    Meaning: a woman who tells fortunes
Usage examples
  • Mrs. Langton is as wise as Sibyl, and as good; and will live, if my wishes can prolong life, till she shall in time be as old.
  • She wrote like the Sibyl; her sorrowful face moved over the stars and shattered their harmonies; last night he saw her with the eyes of Blake, a virgin widow, tall, veiled, consecrated, with her hands stretched out against an everlasting wind.