Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geomantic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: ge-o-man-tic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to geomancy.

Example Sentences

"And though he was almost persuaded that Aladdin must have died miserably in the subterranean abode where he had left him, yet he had the curiosity to inform himself about his end with certainty; and as he was a great geomancer, he took out of a cupboard a square, covered box, which he used in his geomantic observations."
"A long table was covered with scrolls, skulls, crucibles, crystals, star-charts, geomantic figures, and other appurtenances of a magician's calling."

Etymology

From Latin geōmanticus. By surface analysis, geo- + -mantic.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: geōmanticus

Derived Forms

geomantically

Questions

What does geomantic mean?: Of or relating to geomancy.
Where does geomantic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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