sibylline

[ sib-uh-leen, -lahyn, -lin ]

/ ˈsɪb əˌlin, -ˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

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adjective

of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.

mysterious; cryptic.

Also si·byl·ic, si·byl·lic

[si-bil-ik]. /sɪˈbɪl ɪk/.

Origin of sibylline

First recorded in1570–80; from Latin Sibyllīnus “pertaining to a sibyl”; see origin at sibyl, -ine¹

Words nearby sibylline

sibship, sibutramine, Sibuyan Sea, sibyl, Sibylla, sibylline, Sibylline Books, sic, Sica, Sicanian, sicca complex

Example sentences from the Web for sibylline

The thoughts of these men are like the Sibylline leaves, profound but lost.
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
The Sibylline books authorized or commanded the worship of various Greek gods; they were intrusted to the Decemviri.
Ten Great Religions|James Freeman Clarke
The Sibylline books were consulted by the decemvirs on account of the public prodigies.
The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End|Titus Livius
When will our rulers take the story of the Sibylline books to heart?
My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills|James Johnstone

Fifteen keepers of the Sibylline books read the pages of their treasures and from them divined coming events.
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)|Walter M. Chandler

单词	sibylline
释义	sibylline [ sib-uh-leen, -lahyn, -lin ] / ˈsɪb əˌlin, -ˌlaɪn, -lɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sibylline ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular. mysterious; cryptic. Also si·byl·ic, si·byl·lic [si-bil-ik]. /sɪˈbɪl ɪk/. Origin of sibylline First recorded in1570–80; from Latin Sibyllīnus “pertaining to a sibyl”; see origin at sibyl, -ine¹ Words nearby sibylline sibship, sibutramine, Sibuyan Sea, sibyl, Sibylla, sibylline, Sibylline Books, sic, Sica, Sicanian, sicca complex Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sibylline The thoughts of these men are like the Sibylline leaves, profound but lost. Soliloquies in England\|George Santayana The Sibylline books authorized or commanded the worship of various Greek gods; they were intrusted to the Decemviri. Ten Great Religions\|James Freeman Clarke The Sibylline books were consulted by the decemvirs on account of the public prodigies. The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End\|Titus Livius When will our rulers take the story of the Sibylline books to heart? My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills\|James Johnstone Fifteen keepers of the Sibylline books read the pages of their treasures and from them divined coming events. The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)\|Walter M. Chandler Words related to sibylline apocalyptic, augural, divinatory, fatidic, mantic, occult, oracular, predictive, prescient, prognostic, pythonic, vatic, vaticinal, veiled, visionary, foreshadowing, presaging, prophetical
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sibylline

adjective

Origin of sibylline

Words nearby sibylline

Example sentences from the Web for sibylline

Words related to sibylline