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Sibylline is an English word with synonyms like divinatory or cryptic. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sibylline in a sentence

Sibylline meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
  2. Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.

Synonyms of Sibylline

divinatory cryptical cryptic qabalistic kabbalistic cabalistic prophetical prophetic vatical vatic sibyllic mantic esoteric

Related words

Other words often associated with Sibylline or its synonyms:

deep mysterious oracular incomprehensible precognitive apocalyptical foreshadowing delphic inexplicable clairvoyant inscrutable apocalyptic

Using Sibylline

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books. | Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books. | Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.
  • Useful related words include: divinatory, cryptical, cryptic, qabalistic.
  • In the example corpus, sibylline often appears in combinations such as: the sibylline, sibylline books.

Context around Sibylline

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

entitled 1×

Often after:

books 2× leaves 1× oracles 1× oracle 1×

Sentence patterns with Sibylline

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and sibylline s justin 1× collection entitled sibylline leaves citation 1× in the sibylline oracles 5 1× including the sibylline books and 1× purchased the sibylline books which 1× sibylline s report 1× the sibylline oracle suggested 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and sibylline s 1× another version of 1× he is known 1× notably from the 1× sibylline s report 1× the sibylline oracle 1×

Common sentence endings:

1817 in poetry 1× africa and turkey 1× exposed to attack 1× future of rome 1× hamlet 3 ii 1× might be defeated 1×

Words around Sibylline

Just before it in the word index:

sibylle 2 sibylla 8 sibyl 21 sibuyi 3 sibuyan 4 sibuya 2

Just after it in the word index:

sic 154 sica 18 sicamous 12 sicard 4 sicari 2 sicarii 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Sibylline

  • In this selection, "sibylline" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, entitled, books, leaves and oracles stand out and add context to how "sibylline" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and sibylline s justin and collection entitled sibylline leaves citation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sibylline" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sibylline

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Sibylline's report also highlights the risk climate change poses to the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. (18 words)

Another version of the poem was published in the 1817 collection entitled Sibylline Leaves citation (see 1817 in poetry ). (19 words)

Notably, from the Cumaean Sibyl (an oracular priestess), he purchased the Sibylline Books, which were believed to contain important prophecies about the future of Rome. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

And Sibylline's Justin Crump says that while Russian air defences have evolved to counter the threat of Storm Shadow within Ukraine, this task will be much harder given the scope of Moscow’s territory that could now be exposed to attack. (42 words)

He is known for many executions, including that of his mother, References to Nero's matricide appear in the Sibylline Oracles 5.490–520, Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales The Monk's Tale and William Shakespeare 's Hamlet 3.ii. (40 words)

When his colleague Lepidus died, Augustus assumed his office as pontifex maximus, took priestly control over the State oracles (including the Sibylline books ), and used his powers as censor to suppress the circulation of "unapproved" oracles. (36 words)

Example sentences (7)

Notably, from the Cumaean Sibyl (an oracular priestess), he purchased the Sibylline Books, which were believed to contain important prophecies about the future of Rome.

And Sibylline's Justin Crump says that while Russian air defences have evolved to counter the threat of Storm Shadow within Ukraine, this task will be much harder given the scope of Moscow’s territory that could now be exposed to attack.

Sibylline's report also highlights the risk climate change poses to the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Another version of the poem was published in the 1817 collection entitled Sibylline Leaves citation (see 1817 in poetry ).

He is known for many executions, including that of his mother, References to Nero's matricide appear in the Sibylline Oracles 5.490–520, Geoffrey Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales The Monk's Tale and William Shakespeare 's Hamlet 3.ii.

The Sibylline oracle suggested that if the Venus Erycina ("Venus of Eryx "), patron goddess of Carthage's Sicillian allies, could be persuaded to change her allegiance, Carthage might be defeated.

When his colleague Lepidus died, Augustus assumed his office as pontifex maximus, took priestly control over the State oracles (including the Sibylline books ), and used his powers as censor to suppress the circulation of "unapproved" oracles.

Common combinations with sibylline

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sibylline" in a sentence?
An example: "Notably, from the Cumaean Sibyl (an oracular priestess), he purchased the Sibylline Books, which were believed to contain important prophecies about the future of Rome." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "sibylline" from authentic English texts.
What does "sibylline" mean?
Sibylline means: Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
What are synonyms of "sibylline"?
Common synonyms of "sibylline" include: divinatory, cryptical, cryptic, qabalistic, kabbalistic, cabalistic, prophetical, prophetic. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "sibylline" are there?
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