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sibylline

English

Alternative forms

  • sybilline

Etymology

Latin sibyllinus, Sibillinus, from Sibylla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?s?b?la?n/ (UK)

Adjective

sibylline (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books. [from late 16th c.]
    Synonym: sibyllic
    • 1998, Deborah J. Bennett, Randomness, Harvard University Press, p. 42
      Another early form of rhapsodomancy is represented by the sibylline books.
  2. (by extension) Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.
  3. Mysterious.
    Synonym: enigmatic

Derived terms

  • Sibylline Oracles

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • sybilline

French

Adjective

sibylline

  1. feminine singular of sibyllin

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veiled

English

Adjective

veiled

  1. Covered by a veil.
  2. (figuratively) Partly hidden or concealed.
    His veiled threat was terrifying.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:hidden

Translations

Verb

veiled

  1. simple past tense and past participle of veil

Anagrams

  • deevil, levied

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