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Definition of Sibylline
1. Adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy. "A kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"
Similar to: Prophetic, Prophetical
Derivative terms: Divine, Sibyl, Sibyl
2. Adjective. Having a secret or hidden meaning. "Thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"
Similar to: Esoteric
Derivative terms: Cabala, Kabbala, Qabala
Definition of Sibylline
1. a. Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls.
Definition of Sibylline
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: by extension) Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sibylline
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Medical Definition of Sibylline
1. Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls. Sibylline books. Books or documents of prophecies in verse concerning the fate of the Roman empire, said to have been purchased by Tarquin the Proud from a sibyl. Certain Jewish and early Christian writings purporting to have been prophetic and of sibylline origin. They date from 100 b. C. To a. D. 500. Origin: L. Sibyllinus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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