| ADJECTIVE | all | sibylline, divinatory, mantic, sibyllic, vatic, vatical | resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | sibylline, cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical | having a secret or hidden / hidden meaning / meaning |
| Meaning | resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" | |
| Synonyms | divinatory, mantic, sibyllic, vatic, vatical | |
| Broader | prophetic, prophetical | foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention |
| Spanish | adivinatorio, sibilino | |
| Meaning | Having a secret or hidden / hidden meaning / meaning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther | |
| Synonyms | cabalistic, kabbalistic, qabalistic, cryptic, cryptical | |
| Broader | esoteric | Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle |
| Spanish | cabalístico, críptico, encriptado, enigmático, misterioso, oculto, secreto, sibilino | |
| Catalan | cabalístic, críptic, encriptat, enigmàtic, misteriós, ocult, secret, sibil·lí, sibil·lític | |
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