"mantology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: A late 18th century construction, either a classical compound with components derived from Ancient Greek μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis, “mantis, prophet or seer”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”), otherwise syncretically from either: the Greek element μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis) + English elements -o- + -logy or Greek element μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis) + English element -ology. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{suffix|grc|μᾰ́ντῐς|λογία|gloss1=mantis, prophet or seer|gloss2=-logy, branch of study, to speak|nocat=1}} μᾰ́ντῐς (mántis, “mantis, prophet or seer”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mantology (uncountable)
  1. (rare) Divination. Wikipedia link: classical compound Tags: rare, uncountable Related terms: -mancy

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