Sybil
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Prophetess; hag.
"Alternative form: sybil"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Sybil. alt-of
- 3 Ellipsis of Sybil attack. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek, the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century.
""I beg your pardon," said Egremont blushing; "I was reading your name. I thought I was reading it to myself. Sybil Gerard! What a beautiful name is Sybil!" "My mother's name," said Gerard; "and my grandame's name, and a name I believe that has been about our hearth as long as our race; and that's a very long time indeed," he added smiling, "for we were tall men in King John's reign, as I have heard say.""
Example
More examples"The Library looked tranquil enough as I entered it, and the Sybil—if Sybil she were, was seated snugly enough in an easy chair at the chimney-corner."
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