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SIBYLLIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

Example:

a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions

Synonyms:

divinatory; mantic; sibyllic; sibylline; vatic; vatical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

prophetic; prophetical (foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention)

Derivation:

sibyl ((ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet)

sibyl (a woman who tells fortunes)

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