sibylline
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əˌlin, -ˌlaɪn, -lɪn adjective
1.
of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular.
2.
mysterious; cryptic.
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sibyl (ˈsɪbɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (in ancient Greece and Rome) any of a number of women believed to be oracles or prophetesses, one of the most famous being the sibyl of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 2. | a witch, fortune-teller, or sorceress |
| [C13: ultimately from Greek Sibulla, of obscure origin] | |
| sibylline | |
| —adj | |
| sibyllic | |
| —adj | |
| sibylic | |
| —adj | |
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In these sibylline leaves are gathered the scattered prophecies of the past upon the cases in which the axe will fall.
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