English Explanatory Dictionary

mantic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to divination; prophetic.
noun
  1. A soothsayer, a seer.

Pronunciation

mănʹtĭk /ˈmæntɪk/ /ˈmantɪk/

Word forms

mantic more mantic most mantic mantics

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαντικός (mantikós), from μάντις (mántis, “seer, soothsayer”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “I am mad, raving”).

Derived words

manticism
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