sibyllic

Examples

• All

• The novelist's sibyllic tone hinted at events yet to unfold.

• Her sibyllic warnings were finally taken seriously after the disaster occurred.

• Her sibyllic words are captivating.

• What are your thoughts on his sibyllic predictions?

• The ancient oracle delivered a sibyllic prophecy that foretold future calamities.

• His sibyllic predictions about the weather helped farmers prepare for the storm.

• The poem's sibyllic imagery evoked a sense of mystery and impending change.

Synonyms

P

prophetic

vssibyllic

33 7.4

Saying or showing what will happen in the future, often as if from a spiritual source

means resemblance to future-revealing authority rather than accurate prediction

P

prophetical

vssibyllic

• Literature

1 9.1

Saying that something will happen in the future, often by a religious person

focuses on likeness to prophecy, not on actual acts of prediction

O

oracular

vssibyllic

• Literature

1 9.9

Like a wise person's opinion that people accept as final

is about likeness to prophecy rather than issuing rulings or decisions

V

vatical

vssibyllic

• Archaic

9.9

Like something that predicts future events

has the same meaning but appears in general contexts

V

vatic

vssibyllic

• Literature

9.9

Showing or saying what will happen in the future

is the general descriptive term for that future quality

M

mantic

vssibyllic

• Literature

9.9

Relating to predicting the future, often by signs or dreams

is broader, meaning resemblance to prophecy rather than ritual

D

divinatory

vssibyllic

9.9

Relating to ways people try to tell the future

refers to resemblance rather than the techniques of finding the future

S

sibylline

vssibyllic

• Literature

9.9

Mysterious and hard to understand, like a prophecy

is clearer and denotes similarity to prophecy rather than obscurity

How Prophetic

prophetic

33 7.4

sibyllic

• Literature

9.9

sibylline

• Literature

9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology