n. [ L. sibylla, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] 1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. “An old highland sibyl.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sibyllinus. ] Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sibylline books. (a) (Rom. Antiq.) Books or documents of prophecies in verse concerning the fate of the Roman empire, said to have been purchased by Tarquin the Proud from a sibyl.(b)Certain Jewish and early Christian writings purporting to have been prophetic and of sibylline origin. They date from 100 b. c. to a. d. 500. [ 1913 Webster ]
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