2. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name), the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sybil
1. a female oracle [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sybil
Literary usage of Sybil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield by William Flavelle Monypenny, George Earle Buckle (1912)
"... of political parties, the first portion of the theme, was the only one completely
handled in that work. Next year, in Sybil, I considered the condition ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"Sybil. That you shall have, Ralph. FIRK. Nay, by the mass, we had tickling cheer,
Sybil; and how the plague dost thou and Mistress Rose and my lord mayor? ..."
3. The Chief Elizabethan Dramatists, Excluding Shakespeare by William Allan Neilson (1911)
"Sybil. Marry, you must come to my youug mistress, to pull on her shoes you made
... Sybil. For that let me alone. I have a trick in my budget. Come, Hans. ..."
4. The Ladies' Companion (1860)
"Sybil stood near; therefore with a bent forehead and compressed lips, ...
Sybil hesitated. " For the sake of old times." A sharp contortion passed over the ..."
5. The Life of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield by William Flavelle Monypenny, George Earle Buckle (1912)
"... of political parties, the first portion of the theme, was the only one completely
handled in that work. Next year, in Sybil, I considered the condition ..."
6. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"Sybil. That you shall have, Ralph. FIRK. Nay, by the mass, we had tickling cheer,
Sybil; and how the plague dost thou and Mistress Rose and my lord mayor? ..."
7. The Chief Elizabethan Dramatists, Excluding Shakespeare by William Allan Neilson (1911)
"Sybil. Marry, you must come to my youug mistress, to pull on her shoes you made
... Sybil. For that let me alone. I have a trick in my budget. Come, Hans. ..."
8. The Ladies' Companion (1860)
"Sybil stood near; therefore with a bent forehead and compressed lips, ...
Sybil hesitated. " For the sake of old times." A sharp contortion passed over the ..."
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