Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "sibyl" [sib•yl]

  • One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans. (noun)
  • A woman prophet. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sibyl" in a sentence
  • "But who does not know that the power of the sibyl is doubled by the opposition of sex?"
  • "The group of rappellers, called Operation Sibyl - in ancient Greece, a sibyl was a fortuneteller - but also known as the Plaza Four, said they had had a tough 25 hours in jail before they were arraigned on felony and misdemeanor charges of assault, reckless endangerment and criminal trespass."
  • "He beckoned to them, and while he went from one to another, saying: "The sibyl was my mother -- Zorrillo has murdered my mother," the coffin was borne into the house."