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Word entry · 5 letters

sibyl

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"Ancient prophetess"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪ.bəl/Part of speech nounSorted bilsyStarts with SEnds with L2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

Word origin

From Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Síbulla).

Used in a sentence

  • A Sybill that had numbred in the world The Sun to courſe, two hundred compaſſes, In her Prophetticke furie ſow'd the Worke:
  • Be she as foul as Florentius' love, / As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd / As Socrates' Xanthippe, or worse, / She moves me not.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Ancient prophetess5 letters
02Female prophet5 letters

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