mantic
mantic · more mantic · most mantic
Relating to divinationRelating to divination; prophetic.
/ˈmæntɪk/
Meaning
1 sensesRelating to divination; prophetic.
More definitions
- resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαντικός (mantikós), from μάντις (mántis, “seer, soothsayer”),Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαντικός (mantikós), from μάντις (mántis, “seer, soothsayer”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “I am mad, raving”).
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Forms
more mantic, most mantic| Comparative | more mantic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most mantic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy:divinatorysibyllinesibyllicvaticvatical
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmanticism
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form