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Sybil vs Prophet - What's the difference?

sybil | prophet |

As proper nouns the difference between sybil and prophet

is that sybil is , the most popular spelling variant of sibyl since the 19th century while prophet is any of the prophets mentioned in the bible, especially an author of one of the prophets.

As a noun sybil

is prophetess; hag.

sybil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • prophetess; hag.
  • * Jane Eyre: by Charlotte Brontë - 1850
    • ... tranquil enough as I entered it, and the Sybil — if Sybil she were, was seated snugly enough in an easy chair at the chimney-corner.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , the most popular spelling variant of Sibyl since the 19th century.
  • * 1845 :
    • "I beg your pardon," said Egremont blushing; "I was reading your name. I thought I was reading it to myself. Sybil' Gerard! What a beautiful name is ' Sybil !" "My mother's name," said Gerard; "and my grandame's name, and a name I believe that has been about our hearth as long as our race; and that's a very long time indeed," he added smiling, "for we were tall men in King John's reign, as I have heard say."

    Derived terms

    * Sybil attack

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    prophet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
    • Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
  • Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

    • Derived terms

    * prophecy * prophesise, prophesize nonstandard * prophesy * prophetess