sibylline
/ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
adj
Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
adj
Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
Example Sentences
- "Cleopatra immediately comes down to the chair of state; seizes Ptolemy and drags him out of his seat; then takes his place in the chair. Ftatateeta seats herself on the step of the loggia, and sits there, watching the scene with sybilline intensity."
- "But directly she had closed the door behind her, Mother Théot's manner underwent a chance. Here the broad light of day appeared to divest her of all her sybilline attributes. She became just an ugly old woman, wrinkled and hook-nosed, dressed in shabby draperies that were grey with age and dirt, and with claw-like hands that looked like the talons of a bird of prey."
- "Another early form of rhapsodomancy is represented by the sibylline books."
- "Bitch ov a sibylline vulva / Usurpress and liar / Centuries wept because ov thee / Where art thou now in the hour ov trial?"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sibyllinus
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/
Inflected Forms
sybilline (alternative, misspelling)
sibyllines (plural)
Phrases
Sibylline Oracles