sibylle

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Etymology

From Latin sibylla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.bil/
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Noun

sibylle f (plural sibylles)

  1. sibyl (a pagan female oracle)
    Synonyms: devineresse, prophétesse, pythie, pythonisse
    Le monde est conduit par les prophètes, par ceux qui savent voir les effets dans les causes. La sibylle n'a jamais menti; elle ne s'est jamais trompée. La sibylle est la voix du Latium, le guide de la race latine, la révélatrice de ses destinées. (Renan, Drames philos., Prêtre Némi, 1885)

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