Sibyl

n. [Lat. sibylla, Gr. σίβυλλα, a prophetess, properly she that tells the will of Jupiter, from Doric Ζιός βόλλα, from Ζιός, Doric for Διός, gen. of Ζεύς, Jupiter, and βόλλα, for βουλή, counsel.] 1. (Pagan Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy. ☞ The number of the sibyls is variously stated; but the opinion of Varro, who states them to have been ten, is generally adopted. They resided in various parts of Persia, Greece, and Italy. 2. Hence, a female fortune-teller, or gipsy. “An old Highland sibyl.” W. Scott.