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manticism

UK/ˈmæntɪsɪzm/

manticism noun: the practice of divination.

Noun

manticism (plural manticisms)

  1. The practice of divination.
    • It is useless…to go to the manticism of the heathen to get light as to the nature of Hebrew prophecy.1861, Alexander McCaul, “Prophecy”, essay iii in Aids to Faith, ed. William Thomson, § 1, page 81

Forms of manticism

pluralmanticisms

Origin of manticism

From mantic (“pertaining to divination or prophecy”) + -ism (“tendency of behaviour or action”).

Questions about manticism

What does manticism mean?
Manticism means the practice of divination.
What part of speech is manticism?
Manticism is a noun.
How do you pronounce manticism?
Manticism is pronounced /ˈmæntɪsɪzm/ (UK).
What is the plural of manticism?
The plural of manticism is manticisms.

Words near manticism in the dictionary

  1. manti
  2. Mantia
  3. Mantias
  4. mantic
  5. Manticao
  6. manticism
  7. manticisms
  8. manticora
  9. manticoras
  10. manticore
  11. manticores

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