Sibyl
Pronunciation : Sib"yl
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sibylla, Gr.
Definition : 1. (Class. Antiq.)
Defn: 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." Sir W. Scott.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913