mantic

¹

[man-tik]

adjective

1. of or relating to divination.

2. having the power of divination.

-mantic

²

1. a combining form used in the formation of adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy:

   necromantic.

mantic

¹

/ ˈmæntɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to divination and prophecy

2. having divining or prophetic powers

-mantic

²

combining form

1. forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy

   necromantic

Other Word Forms

• mantically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mantic¹

First recorded in 1580–90, mantic is from the Greek word mantikós of a soothsayer, prophetic. See mantis, -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of mantic¹

C19: from Greek mantikos prophetic, from mantis seer

Example Sentences

Google inherits the narrative of the priestly class that discerns the universe, renders order out of chaos, answers our entreaties, and invites us to take part in mantic acts of divination.

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Mary says he's 'mantic like, as she calls it, but I don't believe it's no sich thing.

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The "glossolaly" was inarticulate and unintelligible; it was a feature of Greek "mantic," an accompaniment of over-strained emotion, and even to be produced by material agencies, as Plutarch lets us see.

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There is nothing peculiar in the office of soothsayer that accompanied the Dionysiac cult; mantic persons and procedures have formed a prominent part of the constitution of the lower peoples everywhere.

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Indeed, this word phrenetic or maniac is no reproach; it is identical with mantic --prophetic.

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