sibylle
French → English
noun//si.bil//
(mythology) sibyl: a woman in ancient times believed to possess powers of prophecy
Les rois venaient consulter la sibylle de Cumes pour connaître leur destin.
(English) Kings came to consult the Cumaean Sibyl to learn their fate.
Ses paroles étaient aussi mystérieuses que les oracles d'une sibylle antique.
(English) His words were as mysterious as the oracles of an ancient sibyl.
Entry ID: fr:en:sibylle · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary