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sibyl

si buhl

  • n  a woman who tells fortunes
  • n  (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

  • The sibyl's prophecy is fulfilled in Lagerkvist's new book, in which god finally allows Ahasuerus to die.
  • In one of the oddest consultations since those of the Cumaean sibyl, Hughes (or a man purporting to be him) spoke from Paradise Island for 2 hours with reporters arrayed before a .
  • He shows Emperor Octavian asking the Tiburtine sibyl whether any king as great as he would ever live; the sibyl replies by showing the Emperor a vision of the Christ Child.
News & Articles

  • Daughter seeks help in finding elderly mom
    The daughter of a missing elderly woman is asking for the public's help in locating her mother. Charlie Mae Freeman, 81, suffers from dementia. She was last seen during the evening hours of Sept. 2, just prior to going to bed at her home on the 400 block of Northwest 17th Avenue. Her daughter,Sibyl Freeman,woke up around 4:00 a.m. and found that her mother was missing. Charlie Mae is ...
    Sept. 3, 2013 - Local 10 Miami
Quotes

  • Matthew Bourne in Scotsman
    When it gets to the part in the novel where Dorian says he's in love with Sibyl, it just doesn't ring true,says Bourne. "So I thought that character has to be a guy. And it makes complete sense in the fashion world that you would have an...

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