n. [ L. sibylla, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who believes in a sibyl or the sibylline prophecies. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sibyllinus. ] Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sibylline books.