-mancy

American  

1. a combining form meaning “divination,” of the kind specified by the initial element.

   necromancy.

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-mancy British  

combining form

1. indicating divination of a particular kind

   chiromancy

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Usage

What does -mancy mean? The combining form -mancy is used like a suffix meaning “divination,” a term that refers to "the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means." It is occasionally used in technical terms, especially in theology.The form -mancy comes from Greek manteía, meaning “divination,” which in turn ultimately derives from mántis, meaning “prophet.” Find out how the insect praying mantis is related at our entry for the word.

Etymology

Origin of -mancy

Middle English -manci ( e ), -mancy ( e ) < Old French -mancie < Latin -mantīa < Greek manteía divination. See mantic, -cy

Example Sentences

The new Netflix movie “Enola Holmes,” based on the Mancy Springer mystery series, stars a delightful Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin.

From Los Angeles Times

His most recent albums — “The Mancy of Sound,” “Functional Arrythmia” and “Synovial Joints,” the latter two inspired by the drummer Milford Graves’s studies of rhythm’s biological roots — find him and his band mates fluent in the language they’ve invented.

From New York Times

“See you at dinner!” said Hermione, and she set off for Arith- mancy, while Harry and Ron headed toward North Tower, and Divination.

From Literature

“Apart from new business contribution, investment return remains the biggest swing factor” for embedded value and profit after tax growth, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analysts Mancy Sun and Philippa Rogers wrote in a Feb. 8 report.

From BusinessWeek

Goldman Sachs’s Mancy Sun and Philippa Rogers estimated a 46 percent jump in the Oct.

From BusinessWeek