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sib·yl
/ˈsɪbəl/
女巫,女算命師,女預言家
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sib·yl
n.
1.
Class. Antiq.
A
woman
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
.”
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sibyl
n
1:
a
woman
who
tells
fortunes
2: (
ancient
Rome
)
a
woman
who
was
regarded
as
an
oracle
or
prophet
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