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• mantic
  mantic

  adjective

  of or relating to divination.
• -mantic
  -mantic

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

mantic

¹ American  

[man-tik] / ˈmæn tɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to divination.

2. having the power of divination.

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-mantic ² American  

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

   necromantic.

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mantic ¹ British  

/ ˈmæntɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to divination and prophecy

2. having divining or prophetic powers

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-mantic ² British  

combining form

1. forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -mancy

   necromantic

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Other Word Forms

• mantically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of mantic

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

Example Sentences

Ronnie Renton, CEO of Nottingham-based Mantic Games, said the social aspect of the games had become more global during the pandemic.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2021

Elsewhere in the exhibition are two paintings by Ithell Colquhoun, the British surrealist and occultist who wrote an essay in 1952 entitled Children of the Mantic Stain, pondering esoteric uses of the Rorschach ink-blot test.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2018

I have nearly finisht a metrical Paraphrase and Epitome of the Mantic: but you would scarce like it, and who else would? 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by Wright, William Aldis

The Partridge in the Mantic tells something of the same; he digs up and swallows Rubies which turn his Blood to Fire inside him and sparkle out of his Eyes and Bill. 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by Wright, William Aldis

An interesting thing in the Mantic is, the stories about Mahmúd: and these are the best in the Book. 

From Letters of Edward FitzGerald in two volumes, Vol. 1 by Wright, William Aldis