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Definition of Sybils
1. sybil [n] - See also: sybil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sybils
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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