sib·yl·line (s b  -l n , -l n) also si·byl·ic or si·byl·lic (s-blk)adj. 1. Coming from, characteristic of, or relating to a sibyl. 2. Prophetic; oracular. |
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| Adj. | 1. |  sibylline - resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" |
| 2. | sibylline - having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories" |
Translations
sibylline
adj (lit) → sibyllinisch; (fig) → prophetisch
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