Mantic Man Tik Adjective Relating Divination Greek Mantikos Mantis

Of or relating to divination.

[From Greek mantikos, from mantis (prophet), from mainesthai (to rage). Ultimately from Indo-European root men- (to think) that is also the source of words such as mind, mental, mention, Sanskrit mantra, automatic, mania, money, praying mantis, monument, music, and amnesia.]

"During July, you will be involved with people who are studying the mantic arts, including astrology." - Sydney Omarr; Today's Horoscope; The Washington Post; Jun 21, 2002.

"Pan had taught him for summoning what beast

he wished, and filled the outdoor theatre

with loud leaping green lumps of slime. Comic

beyond words, the piece was a hit - not least

for frog-happy Eurydice. Whether

anyone suspected the mantic

origins of this so-called coincidence ..." - Kurt Leland; The Adolescence of Orpheus; 2001