adj
sibylline
Sibylline (adj) means of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
adj
1
Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
2
Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.
3
Occult, mysterious.
4
Excessively and exorbitantly expensive. (In allusion to the Sibyl who sold three books to Tarquinius Superbus at the price of the original nine.)
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Etymology
From Latin sibyllinus, Sibillinus, from Sibylla. By surface analysis, sibyl + -ine.
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What is the meaning of sibylline?
"sibylline" (adj) means of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
What are the different meanings of sibylline?
"sibylline" has 3 main meanings: 1. Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books; 2. Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant; 3. Occult, mysterious.