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sibylline in German

sibylline in German is sibyllinisch — sibylline means relating to a sibyl, a woman believed able to foretell the future.

sibylline in German

sibyllinisch
noun
One of the Sibylline Oracles or Sibylline Books.

What does "sibylline" mean?

  1. adj Relating to a sibyl, a woman believed able to foretell the future.
    "Another early form of rhapsodomancy is represented by the sibylline books."
  2. adj Able to predict the future; clairvoyant.
  3. adj Secretive and hard to understand.
  4. adj Extremely and unreasonably costly.
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  • Another early form of rhapsodomancy is represented by the sibylline books.

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What is "sibylline" in German?
"sibylline" in German is sibyllinisch. sibylline means: Relating to a sibyl, a woman believed able to foretell the future.
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