sibylline

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
  2. adjective having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther

Etymology

From Latin sibyllinus, Sibillinus, from Sibylla. By surface analysis, sibyl + -ine.

In classic literature

Synonyms

divinatory, mantic, sibyllic, vatic, vatical

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