Popular Wordlists
RECENT SEARCHES
Top Searched Words
  • word of the day

    sibylline

    sibylline - Dictionary definition and meaning for word sibylline

    Definition
    (adj) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
    Synonyms : divinatory , mantic , sibyllic , vatic , vatical
    Example Sentence
    • the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
    • mantic powers
    • a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
    Definition
    (adj) having a secret or hidden meaning
    Example Sentence
    • cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
    • cryptic writings
    • thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for sibylline

sibyline=see + by + line...see within the lines...have you heard the idiom reading between the lines...this word has exactly the meaning.

52        4

In Harry Potter, Prof Trelawney's first name was Sibyll. She was the divination teacher!

12        3

SIBYLLINE is a SIGN of the DIVINE.

1        15

when duryondhan was born, god said, "yeh to trailer tha, i predict 99 more siblings"

0        6

Pronunciation : Sib-e-lin ... By converting marks to grades, we wonder whether Mr Sibal(our education minister) is PROPHETIC/SIBYLLINE or not?

0        2
Download our Mobile App Today
Receive our word of the day
on Whatsapp