Meaning of sibylline in English
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Classifying Adjective
sibyllineDefinitions
1. resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecyExamples
- « the high priest's divinatory pronouncement »
- « mantic powers »
- « a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions »
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- 2. having a secret or hidden meaning
Examples
- « cabalistic symbols engraved in stone »
- « cryptic writings »
- « thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements- John Gunther »
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