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sibylline

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sib·yl·line  (sb-ln, -ln) also si·byl·ic or si·byl·lic (s-blk)
adj.
1. Coming from, characteristic of, or relating to a sibyl.
2. Prophetic; oracular.
Thesaurus Legend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sibylline - resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecysibylline - 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"
divinatory, mantic, sibyllic, vatic, vatical
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
cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical
esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"
Translations
sibylline [ˈsɪbɪlaɪn] ADJ → sibilino
sibylline
adj (lit) → sibyllinisch; (fig) → prophetisch
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