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

“The Sibylline Books were destroyed centuries ago.”

From Literature

“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

“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