Mantic (adj)
man-tik
Having divine powers; relating to divination.
First recorded in 1580–90, mantic is from the Greek word mantikós of a soothsayer, prophetic.
Note: mantic/mancy also gives us the suffix on words such as necromancy.
Example sentences
“It was once thought that volcanos sent us messages from the gods, as though they had mantic powers.”
Louise Rennison’s comedic teen novel, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, is set to get a new TV adaptation. The book was previously turned into a hit film, retitled as Angus,…
Sales of books authored by Black writers have reportedly fallen in the first half of the year. According to Nielsen Data, during the first 24 weeks of 2026, there are…
Singer Dua Lipa has opened a library of banned and censored books in Portugal’s famous Livraria Lello bookshop in Porto as part of the new international book festival, BABELL: City…
