Mary is a sibyl.
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Sibyl
/ˈsɪ.bəl/
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4 entriesCumaean SibylDelphic SibylErythraean SibylPersian Sibyl
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6 entriesCumaean SibylDelphic Sibylancient oraclefemale prophetessliterary sibylprophetic voice
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The Erythraean Sibyl was used as a symbol for Asia.
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A Sybill that had numbred in the world The Sun to courſe, two hundred compaſſes, In her Prophetticke furie ſow'd the Worke:
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"Are you very anxious," asked he, "to consult the sibyl?" "Nay," replied Francesea; "I want faith." "You will," replied he, "nevertheless be amused with Madame de I'Hôpital's tact; she knows enough of the history of the individuals around to give a shrewd guess at the favourite fantasy of each, and that it will be successful is the summing up of her prophecy. She tells each what he wishes, and so obtains an easy belief."
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