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Collection of oracular utterances
The Sibylline Oracles (Latin: Oracula Sibyllina) are a collection of oracular utterances written in Greek hexameters ascribed to the Sibyls, prophetesses
Sibylline_Oracles
Collection of prophecies used in Rome
rest being lost or deliberately destroyed. The Sibylline Books are not the same as the Sibylline Oracles, which are fourteen books and eight fragments
Sibylline_Books
Aspect of the Genesis flood narrative
sons each built a city named after their wives. According to the Sibylline Oracles (6th or 7th century AD), the wives of Shem, Ham, and Japheth enjoyed
Wives_aboard_Noah's_Ark
Ruler of the Titans in Greek mythology
becoming lord of the world (3.73.7–8). Cronus is mentioned in the Sibylline Oracles, particularly in book three, wherein Cronus, 'Titan,' and Iapetus
Cronus
Oracles in Ancient Greece
mythical prophetess unrelated to the traditions of the oracle itself." Fragments of the Sibylline Oracles. sacred-texts.com. Retrieved on June 20, 2008. Pausanias
Sibyl
Provider of prophecies or insights
Peloponnese, and at the islands of Delos and Aegina in the Aegean Sea. The Sibylline Oracles are a collection of oracular utterances written in Greek hexameters
Oracle
Falsely attributed works
Aristeas Life of Adam and Eve Ascension of Isaiah Psalms of Solomon Sibylline Oracles 2 Baruch Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 4 Ezra Apocalypse of
Pseudepigrapha
2nd-century Christian apocalyptic text
was written about 100 AD. The Apocalypse is quoted in Book 2 of the Sibylline Oracles (c. 150), and cited by name and quoted in Clement of Alexandria's
Apocalypse_of_Peter
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle
credits the Hebrew Sibyl as the author of the Sibylline oracles (not to be confused with the Sibylline Books), a collection of texts of c. the 2nd to
Persian_Sibyl
authority of the Sibylline Oracles for the conflation of the Latin letter Y with the Ancient Greek: υ or Υ (upsilon): ... the Sybils Oracles, who in the name
Names_of_the_British_Isles
Books not accepted as sacred manuscripts in Judaism
Psalms 152–155 (תהילים קנ"ב–קנ"ה) Psalms of Solomon (מזמורי שלמה) Sibylline Oracles (חזיונות הסיבילות) Sirach (Ben Sira) (בן סירא) Testament of Abraham
Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha
Jewish_apocrypha_and_pseudepigrapha
Belief that Roman Emperor Nero would return after his death
Rome. The Sibylline Oracles are one early surviving reference to the idea of Nero Redivivus. While the surviving form of the Sibylline Oracles was likely
Nero_Redivivus
Female figure and also place of evil mentioned in the Book of Revelation
represents the world alienated from God." In 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch and the Sibylline Oracles, "Babylon" is a cryptic name for Rome. In Revelation 17:9 it is said
Whore_of_Babylon
historians (Herodian, Cassius Dio and Plutarch). The 13th book of the Sibylline Oracles narrates the effects of the Roman–Persian wars in Syria from the reign
Roman–Persian_wars
Apocalypse of) Enoch (Jewish, in present form from c. 108 AD-135 AD) Sibylline Oracles (both Jewish and Christian, c. 2nd cent. BC–7th cent. AD) Treatise
List of Old Testament pseudepigrapha
List_of_Old_Testament_pseudepigrapha
Series of twelve motets by the Franco-Flemish composer Orlando di Lasso
Prophetiae Sibyllarum ("Sibylline Prophecies" or "Sibylline Oracles") are a series of twelve motets by the Franco-Flemish composer Orlando di Lasso. The
Prophetiae_Sibyllarum
Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, Greece
Progress of the Oracles" Morgan, Catherine. Athletes and Oracles, Cambridge (1990) Nilsson, Martin P. (1972). Cults, Myths, Oracles, and Politics in
Pythia
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
entirety, is a later addition. Pointing to similarities with the Sibylline Oracles and other earlier works, in 1976, Józef Milik dated the Book of Parables
Book_of_Enoch
God of the underworld in Greek mythology
Elysium (Islands of the Blessed) with the "blameless" heroes. In the Sibylline oracles, a curious hodgepodge of Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian elements
Hades
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Dardania
of Jesus Christ. This claim comes from the Sibylline Oracles, which are not to be confused with the Sibylline Books. The Hellespontian Sibyl was born in
Hellespontine_Sibyl
Aphorism about divine retribution
children of children, and to those who are born after them." The Sibylline Oracles (c. 175) have Sed mola postremo pinset divina farinam ("but the divine
Mills_of_God
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
number of writers were stating that Nero killed Peter and Paul. The Sibylline Oracles (books 5 and 8), written in the second century, speak of Nero returning
Nero
Priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae
the Saints, he quoted a passage from the eighth book of the pseudo-Sibylline Oracles, containing an acrostic in which the initials from the lines of a
Cumaean_Sibyl
Ancient books found in some editions of Bibles
Zephaniah Letter of Aristeas / Joseph and Aseneth Ladder of Jacob / Sibylline Oracles Psalms of Solomon / Odes of Solomon 2 Baruch / 3 Baruch / 4 Baruch
Biblical_apocrypha
Pseudepigraphical Judeo-Christian text
the Book of Enoch, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and the Sibylline Oracles. Finally, Isaiah's journey through the Seven Heavens parallels that
Ascension_of_Isaiah
Book of the Bible
Proto-Isaiah/First Isaiah (chapters 1–39): 1–12: Oracles against Judah mostly from Isaiah's early years; 13–23: Oracles against foreign nations from his middle
Book_of_Isaiah
Anatolian mother goddess
state adopted and developed a particular form of her cult after the Sibylline oracle in 205 BC recommended her conscription as a key religious ally in Rome's
Cybele
Class of angelic beings in biblical texts
taught humans the signs of the earth (geomancy). However, in the Sibylline Oracles, Araqiel is referred to not as a fallen angel, or watcher, but as
Watcher_(angel)
God in Greek mythology
lectures explicating the Divine Comedy of Dante. In Book 3 of the Sibylline Oracles, dating mostly to the 2nd century AD, Rhea gives birth to Pluto as
Pluto_(mythology)
Fallen angel in early Hebrew texts
land of the mighty one” or “the land is mighty”. According to the sibylline oracles he is a holy angel that leads souls to judgment along with Ramiel
Arakiel
Poem by Virgil
and finally "eastern messianic" views similar to those found in the Sibylline Oracles, a collection of supposed oracular utterances written in Greek hexameters
Eclogue_4
Jewish dramatist who wrote in Egypt
the Greco-Jewish poets which is more extensive is that found in the Sibylline Oracles. Exagōgē is a five-act drama written in iambic trimeter, retelling
Ezekiel_the_Tragedian
Place and deity in Greek mythology
handed over to the angel or power Tartarouchos. Others include the Sibylline Oracles (II.303-310), which mentions the angel Tartarouchos ("keeper of Tartarus")
Tartarus
Conceptions of the end of the present age
tradition, while apocalyptic forecasts appear in the Judeo-Christian Sibylline Oracles which include the Book of Revelation ascribed to John, the apocryphal
Eschatology
Poem from the Poetic Edda
Background and Scope of Vǫluspá" by Kees Samplonius, "Vǫluspá and the Sibylline Oracles with a Focus on the ‘Myth of the Future’" by Gro Steinsland, "Vǫluspá
Völuspá
Multiple states under one central authority, usually created by conquest
of the subject population are the Hebrew Prophetic books and the Sibylline Oracles. The hatred towards the ruling empires expressed in these sources
Empire
Part of the First Jewish–Roman War
through divine judgment, executed by the Messiah. Similarly, one of the Sibylline Oracles, which includes Jewish prophecies composed in the post-revolt era
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
King of Palmyra from 260 to 267
influenced local writers to promote his rule; a prophecy in the thirteenth Sibylline Oracle, written after the events it "prophesied", reads: "Then shall come
Odaenathus
Ezekiel's prophetic vision of a city
with the lack of a Temple. This text goes along with Jeremiah and Sibylline Oracles 4 to express a minority tradition within Jewish literature. In the
New_Jerusalem
Empress of Palmyra in 272
Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-09573-5. Finlayson, Cynthia (2019-01-04). "The Sibylline Oracles and Queen Zenoba of Palmyra". In Hernandez, Alannah Ari (ed.). Apocalypse:
Zenobia
Ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Book_of_Jubilees
Jewish work written in Greek generally dated to the mid-first century BC
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Book_of_Wisdom
Set of ancient texts
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Psalms_152–155
Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility
suffered a disastrous defeat at the battle of Lake Trasimene. The Sibylline oracle suggested that Carthage might be defeated if the Venus of Eryx (Venus
Venus_(mythology)
Deuterocanonical book (200–175 BCE)
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Book_of_Sirach
These attempt to demonstrate that the oracles of the Greeks and Egyptians, and specifically the Sibylline Oracles, are not divergent belief systems but
Theosophy_of_Tübingen
Writings by early Christians, not included in the Biblical Canon
Zephaniah Letter of Aristeas / Joseph and Aseneth Ladder of Jacob / Sibylline Oracles Psalms of Solomon / Odes of Solomon 2 Baruch / 3 Baruch / 4 Baruch
New_Testament_apocrypha
arsenokoites by writers such as Aristides of Athens and Eusebius, and in the Sibylline Oracles, to be "consistent with a homosexual meaning". A discussion document
The_Bible_and_homosexuality
Conceptions and births by miraculous circumstances
their present form the pseudepigraphal writings contained in the Sibylline Oracles include literature written from the 2nd century BC through the 6th
Miraculous_births
Prophetess of classical antiquity
Cathedral, and others are shown in the illustrations on this page. Sibylline Oracles Greek Mythology Giovanni Boccaccio's Famous Women translated by Virginia
Erythraean_Sibyl
Book of Jewish apocrypha
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
3_Enoch
Region of Egypt where Judeans settled
Pseudo-Hecataeus, Joseph & Aseneth, and several oracles of the Third Book of the Sibylline Oracles appear to have been written in the milieu of the Oniad
Land_of_Onias
Deuterocanonical book of Christian scripture
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Book_of_Tobit
historian Josephus—included gentiles among their intended audience. The Sibylline Oracles and the Wisdom of Solomon are other examples of Jewish literature
Languages_of_the_Roman_Empire
Part of the Roman-Sasanian wars in 240–244 CE
Maximus, see Winter, pp. 107-10) once he was in a safe distance from them. Aurelius Victor, Liber de Caesaribus, 27. 7–8; Sibylline Oracles, XIII, 13–20.
Shapur I's first Roman campaign
Shapur_I's_first_Roman_campaign
Deuterocanonical (apocryphal) book of the Old Testament
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Book_of_Judith
Apocryphal book of the Bible
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
2_Enoch
Historical figure in the Abrahamic religions
pp. 861–872 Arnaldo Momigliano; Emilio Suarez de la Torre (2005), "SIBYLLINE ORACLES", Encyclopedia of Religion, vol. 12 (2nd ed.), Gale, pp. 8382–8386
Queen_of_Sheba
Rebellion against Roman rule (66–73/74 CE)
and the enduring validity of the covenant with God. Book 4 of the Sibylline Oracles—a collection of Jewish and later Christian prophecies—likely written
First_Jewish–Roman_War
Book of the Bible
was unaware of it, Daniel is, however, quoted in a section of the Sibylline Oracles commonly dated to the middle of the 2nd century BC, and was popular
Book_of_Daniel
French bookseller, necromancer, fortune-teller and cartomancer
Tomb of Louis XVI” Les oracles sibyllins ou la suite des souvenirs prophétiques - Paris (1817) (528 pages). “The Sibylline Oracles or the Continuation of
Marie_Anne_Lenormand
Lover of Roman emperor Hadrian (c. 111 – 130)
were all sceptical about the apotheosis of Antinous, as well as the Sibylline Oracles, who were critical of Hadrian more generally. The pagan philosopher
Antinous
1st-century BCE set of 18 Jewish poems
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Psalms_of_Solomon
Jewish pseudepigraphical work possibly alluded to in Jude 1:9
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Assumption_of_Moses
Roman Christian author (c. 250 – c. 325)
chiliasm." Lactantius quoted the Sibyls extensively (although the Sibylline Oracles are now considered to be pseudepigrapha). Book VII of The Divine Institutes
Lactantius
Numerological practice of reading a word or phrase as a number
equaled 318. Another example is a Christian interpolation in the Sibylline Oracles, where the symbolic significance of the value of 888 (equal to the
Gematria
2nd-century Christian apologist and martyr
0005, accessed 16 October 2022. Buitenwerf, R. 2003. Book III of the Sibylline Oracles and Its Social Setting. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. pp. 78. Hardwick
Justin_Martyr
Pair of individuals, peoples, or lands in the Bible and the Quran
traced through the literature of the period. The 3rd book of the Sibylline Oracles, for example, which originated in Egyptian Judaism in the middle of
Gog_and_Magog
Jesus' death as described in the gospels
"eclipsed" just meant darkened or hidden, as in a passage of the Sibylline Oracles. Historian David Henige dismisses this explanation[which?] as "indefensible"
Crucifixion_of_Jesus
Grimoire of ceremonial magic published in 1575
rooted in classical culture, including Ancient Greek philosophy, the Sibylline oracles and Plotinus, in addition to the contemporaneous theology and occult
Arbatel_de_magia_veterum
Roman politician and Stoic (95–46 BC)
the board of priests in charge of consulting and interpreting the Sibylline Oracles. This was a prestigious honour, for which he was likely selected on
Cato_the_Younger
period. In prophesizing on the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, the Sibylline Oracles praise Jewish ancestors who "have no concern about the course of the
Jewish_views_on_astrology
Impostors of Emperor Nero
this role in the Ascension of Isaiah and some of the books of the Sibylline Oracles. Owing to these prophecies and others, Nero was long thought to be
Pseudo-Nero
Roman emperor from 251 to 253
supported by Dexippus (a contemporary Greek historian) and the thirteenth Sibylline Oracle, Decius' failure was largely owing to Gallus, who had conspired with
Trebonianus_Gallus
atheism#Classical Greece and Rome Italo-Roman neopaganism The Ancient City Sibylline Oracles Swaddled infant votive Jörg Rüpke (2007). "Roman Religion – Religions
Religion_in_ancient_Rome
Zephaniah Letter of Aristeas / Joseph and Aseneth Ladder of Jacob / Sibylline Oracles Psalms of Solomon / Odes of Solomon 2 Baruch / 3 Baruch / 4 Baruch
Authorship of the Pauline epistles
Authorship_of_the_Pauline_epistles
Ancient Roman laws
or military difficulties. These were the books of the Sibylline oracles, who were Greek oracles who resided in various places in the Greek world. Tarquinius
Licinio-Sextian_rogations
Roman Sibyl
— Divine Institutes I.vi An apocalyptic pseudo-prophecy exists among the Sibylline Oracles, which was attributed to the Tiburtine Sibyl. Its earliest version
Tiburtine_Sibyl
Form of Judaism in classical antiquity
"EUPOLEMUS", Jews in the Hellenistic World: Josephus, Aristeas, The Sibylline Oracles, Eupolemus, Cambridge Commentaries on Writings of the Jewish and Christian
Hellenistic_Judaism
Identification of textual variants
Zephaniah Letter of Aristeas / Joseph and Aseneth Ladder of Jacob / Sibylline Oracles Psalms of Solomon / Odes of Solomon 2 Baruch / 3 Baruch / 4 Baruch
Textual_criticism
Apocalyptic appendix to Vulgate (70-218 CE)
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
2_Esdras
Concept in Abrahamic religions
eschatological event", such as in the Assumption of Moses and the Sibylline Oracles. In these works, "God's Kingdom is not the new age but the effective
Kingship_and_kingdom_of_God
Collection of religious texts
Adam and Eve Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah Psalms of Solomon Sibylline Oracles Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Bible
Numeric symbolism in biblical texts
17:12), the eight thousandth year represents the end (2 Enoch 33; Sibylline Oracles 1.280-81) Twelve. Reflects the 12 lunar months in a lunar year and
Biblical_numerology
Also called the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
2_Baruch
Festival of Venus the changer of hearts
the beginning of the Second Punic War, in response to advice from a Sibylline oracle, when a series of prodigies was taken to signify divine displeasure
Veneralia
Priestess presiding over an oracle at Phrygia
University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0814323529. "THE SIBYLLINE ORACLES | APPENDIX | FRAGMENTS OF THE SIBYLLINE ORACLES". www.faculty.umb.edu. Media related to Sibyl
Phrygian_Sibyl
Patriarch of Antioch from c. 169 to c. 183
Theophilus regards the Sibylline books that were still in Rome as authentic and inspired productions, quoting the Sibylline oracles (scholars dispute that
Theophilus_of_Antioch
Sacred site and oracle of Ancient Greece
1928. Ch. 14 cf. Greek Oracles, www, PRS Harissis H. 2015. "A Bittersweet Story: The True Nature of the Laurel of the Oracle of Delphi" Perspectives
Delphi
Religious text
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Book_of_Gad_the_Seer
Old High German poem
Fathers (Greek and Latin), apocryphal writings, Sibylline Oracles, including in Book VIII the "Sibylline Acrostic" (3rd century?), and works by or attributed
Muspilli
Ancient Greek god
(disambiguation) Sibylline Oracles – Collection of oracular utterances Solar deity – Sky deity who represents the Sun Tegyra – Site of an oracle of Apollo Temple
Apollo
Chronicle of Christian history (published 1588–1607)
Trismegistus, the supposed author of the Corpus Hermeticum, and the Sibylline Oracles of Rome. Some, it was claimed, had foreseen Christ's birth. This was
Annales_Ecclesiastici
original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-12. Schürer, Emil (2014). "The Sibylline Oracles". The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ. Vol
Timeline of the name Palestine
Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine
Roman goddess of agriculture
were murdered by their conservative opponents. At the behest of the Sibylline oracle, the senate sent the quindecimviri to Ceres's ancient cult centre at
Ceres_(mythology)
Flora, for instance, was built in 241 BC by two aediles acting on Sibylline oracles. The plebeian aediles had their headquarters at the aedes of Ceres
Glossary of ancient Roman religion
Glossary_of_ancient_Roman_religion
53rd chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible
servant. Sibylline Oracles 8.251–336 includes a hymn about Christ that weaves in the themes of Isaiah 53. This Christian section of the oracle may have
Isaiah_53
Penitential prayer attributed to king Manasseh of Judah
Sirach Book of Judith Book of Tobit 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Letter of Aristeas Sibylline Oracles Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum
Prayer_of_Manasseh
Body of myths associated with Christianity
the epistles' author was attempting to resist that mythology. The Sibylline oracles contain predictions that the dead Roman Emperor Nero, infamous for
Christian_mythology
Early Christian writing
including the Assumption of Moses, the Ascension of Isaiah, and the Sibylline Oracles. Charles Wright also argues that the long version loosely quotes 6
Apocalypse_of_Thomas
SIBYLLINE ORACLES
SIBYLLINE ORACLES
Female
Polish
Polish name ZÅOTA means "golden." In mythology, ZÅ‚ota Baba ("golden woman") is the name of a goddess of oracles who grants visions in gold."Â
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Amos, of uncertain origin, in some traditions connected with the Hebrew verb amos ‘to carry’, and assigned the meaning ‘borne by God’. This was the name of a Biblical prophet of the 8th century bc, whose oracles are recorded in the Book of Amos. This was one of the Biblical names taken up by Puritans and Nonconformists in the 16th–17th centuries, too late to have had much influence on surname formation, except in Wales.English : variant of Amis, assimilated in spelling to the Biblical name. It occurs chiefly in southeastern England.
Female
French
French and German form of Greek Sibylla, SIBYLLE means "prophetess."
SIBYLLINE ORACLES
SIBYLLINE ORACLES
Girl/Female
Latin American English Greek Shakespearean
Prophetess.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Darryl, DERRYL means "from Airelle."
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Sun
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Sage
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
To Succeed; Name of God of Love
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Radiant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Iranian
Great
Female
Spanish
Spanish form of Greek Hagne, YNES means "chaste; holy."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, Gaelic, Indian, Scottish
Dweller by the Crag; From Near the Crag; Rock; Rocky Outcropping
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
God's Oath; Form of Elizabeth
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n.
The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.
v. i.
To utter oracles.
a.
Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue.
n.
A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
a.
Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.
a.
Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi.
v. t.
To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink.
n.
One who believes in a sibyl or the sibylline prophecies.
a.
Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by sibyls; like the productions of sibyls.
n.
One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty was to take care of the Sibylline books.