Definition of Sybils

1. Noun. (plural of Sybil) ¹

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Definition of Sybils

1. sybil [n] - See also: sybil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sybils

swyve
swyved
swyves
swyving
sybarite
sybarites
sybaritic
sybaritical
sybaritically
sybaritism
sybaritisms
sybbe
sybbes
sybil
sybilline
sybils
sybo
syboe
syboes
sybotic
sybotism
sybotisms
sybow
sybows
sycamine
sycamines
sycamore
sycamore fig
sycamore maple
sycamores

Literary usage of Sybils

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1902)
"Next in importance come the series of Prophets and Sybils painted on the descending curve of the vaulting between the arches. There are twelve in all, ..."

2. Rome, in the Nineteenth Century: Containing a Complete Account of the Ruins by Charlotte Anne Eaton (1820)
"CHURCHES PAINTINGS FRESCOS RAPHAEL'S Sybils AND ISAIAH AUGUSTINES BENEDICTINES FRESCOS OF DOMENICHINO AND GUIDO —ANGEL'S SUPPER WITH ST GREGORY—A MEETING ..."

3. A World of Wonders: With Anecdotes and Opinions Concerning Popular Superstitions (1853)
"Sybils. THE existence of one or more Sybils in the ancient world has been distinctly proved. Classic authors are unanimous upon the subject. ..."

4. The History of Magic by Joseph Ennemoser, Mary Botham Howitt (1854)
"If I now enumerate the Sybils mentioned by Varro, their names, and the countries where they more particularly exercised their powers, will become apparent, ..."

5. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1902)
"Next in importance come the series of Prophets and Sybils painted on the descending curve of the vaulting between the arches. There are twelve in all, ..."

6. Rome, in the Nineteenth Century: Containing a Complete Account of the Ruins by Charlotte Anne Eaton (1820)
"CHURCHES PAINTINGS FRESCOS RAPHAEL'S Sybils AND ISAIAH AUGUSTINES BENEDICTINES FRESCOS OF DOMENICHINO AND GUIDO —ANGEL'S SUPPER WITH ST GREGORY—A MEETING ..."

7. A World of Wonders: With Anecdotes and Opinions Concerning Popular Superstitions (1853)
"Sybils. THE existence of one or more Sybils in the ancient world has been distinctly proved. Classic authors are unanimous upon the subject. ..."

8. The History of Magic by Joseph Ennemoser, Mary Botham Howitt (1854)
"If I now enumerate the Sybils mentioned by Varro, their names, and the countries where they more particularly exercised their powers, will become apparent, ..."

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