sibylle
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
sibylle f (plural sibylles)
- 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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References
- “sibylle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Further reading
- “sibylle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.