Sibyl
Sibyl , noun
[Latin sibylla, Greek {not transcribed}.]
1.
(Class. Antiquities) A woman supposed to be endowed with a spirit of prophecy.
The number of the sibyls is variously stated by different authors; but the opinion of Varro, that there were ten, is generally adopted. They dwelt in various parts of Persia, Greece, and Italy.
2.
A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess.
An old highland sibyl.