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- noun Plural form of
sibyl .
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Examples
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One can only conclude from what Paglia says in this piece (admittedly an edited version of the introduction to her book) that it's just some kind of magic, akin to the "divination" she says is practiced by critics of poetry, which resembles "the practice of oracles, sibyls, augurs, and interpreters of dreams."
Poetry 2010
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Mythology: sibyls were oracles who relayed the messages of the gods.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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The poor sibyls and Delphic oracles had it much harder, since at any one moment there were only a few people in the game.
Robin Lakoff: It's Not As Bad as All That Robin Lakoff 2010
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The poor sibyls and Delphic oracles had it much harder, since at any one moment there were only a few people in the game.
Robin Lakoff: It's Not As Bad as All That Robin Lakoff 2010
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The poor sibyls and Delphic oracles had it much harder, since at any one moment there were only a few people in the game.
Robin Lakoff: It's Not As Bad as All That Robin Lakoff 2010
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Mythology: sibyls were oracles who relayed the messages of the gods.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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Mythology: sibyls were oracles who relayed the messages of the gods.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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Mythology: sibyls were oracles who relayed the messages of the gods.
15,000 Baby Names Bruce Lansky 2010
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The poor sibyls and Delphic oracles had it much harder, since at any one moment there were only a few people in the game.
Robin Lakoff: It's Not As Bad as All That Robin Lakoff 2010
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The poor sibyls and Delphic oracles had it much harder, since at any one moment there were only a few people in the game.
Robin Lakoff: It's Not As Bad as All That Robin Lakoff 2010
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