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sibylline
adjective
having a secret or hidden meaning
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ˈsɪbɪlaɪn
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adjective
having a secret or hidden meaning
“cabalistic symbols engraved in stone”
adjective
resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
“the high priest's divinatory pronouncement”
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cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
cryptic writings
{'source': 'John Gunther', 'text': 'thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements'}
the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
mantic powers
a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
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