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.