sibylline

English

Michelangelo’s rendering of the Cumaean Sibyl

Alternative forms

sybilline

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/ (UK)

Adjective

sibylline (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
(by extension) Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.
mysterious

Translations

pertaining to a sibyl

Dutch: sibillijns

French: sibyllin (fr) m

clairvoyant

Dutch: helderziend (nl), sibillijns

mysterious

German: sibyllinisch (de)

Synonyms

sibyllic

Anagrams

sybilline

French

Michelangelo’s rendering of the Cumaean Sibyl

Adjective

sibylline

feminine singular of sibyllin

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