-mancy

1. a combining form meaning “divination,” of the kind specified by the initial element:

   necromancy.

-mancy

combining form

1. indicating divination of a particular kind

   chiromancy

Word History and Origins

Origin of -mancy¹

Middle English -manci ( e ), -mancy ( e ) < Old French -mancie < Latin -mantīa < Greek manteía divination. See mantic, -cy

Word History and Origins

Origin of -mancy¹

from Old French -mancie, from Latin -mantia, from Greek manteia soothsaying

Example Sentences

The new Netflix movie “Enola Holmes,” based on the Mancy Springer mystery series, stars a delightful Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin.

From Los Angeles Times

The new Netflix movie “Enola Holmes,” based on the Mancy Springer mystery series, stars a delightful Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin.

From Los Angeles Times

The new Netflix movie “Enola Holmes,” based on the Mancy Springer mystery series, stars a delightful Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin.

From Los Angeles Times

His most recent albums — “The Mancy of Sound,” “Functional Arrythmia” and “Synovial Joints,” the latter two inspired by the drummer Milford Graves’s studies of rhythm’s biological roots — find him and his band mates fluent in the language they’ve invented.

From New York Times

“See you at dinner!” said Hermione, and she set off for Arith- mancy, while Harry and Ron headed toward North Tower, and Divination.

From Literature