Sibylline Books

plural noun

1. (in ancient Rome) a collection of prophetic sayings, supposedly bought from the Cumaean sibyl, bearing upon Roman policy and religion

Example Sentences

“That harpy they brought back from the quest—Ella. I knew she was spouting prophecies! Now I understand. She—she somehow memorized a copy of the Sibylline Books.”

From Literature

“The Sibylline Books were destroyed centuries ago.”

From Literature

“Figure out the prophecy? I mean...that was a prophecy Ella spoke, right? From the Sibylline Books?”

From Literature

Perhaps one day he will unearth an American stove under his tulips, Attila’s grave or the Sibylline Books; in a cultivated soil everything can be found.

From The New Yorker

It is as old as the sibylline books.

From The Guardian