panomphean

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/ˌpænɒmˈfiːən/

adjective

Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining.

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auguralpropheticpythonic
OriginLatin panomphaeus ← Ancient Greek πανομφαῖος →
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Meanings

adjectivepanomphean (comparative more panomphean, superlative most panomphean)

comparative more panomphean · superlative most panomphean · alternative panomphæan · alternative panomphaean

  1. archaicUttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining.

    We want no half gods, Panomphæan Joves.

    1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Fifth Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC

    Synonyms: augural, prophetic, pythonic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveUttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining.

Similar
auguralpropheticpythonic
Also see
pythonic

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπανομφαῖος
  2. Latinpanomphaeus
  3. Englishpanomphean

From Latin panomphaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek πανομφαῖος (panomphaîos).

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APA

panomphean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panomphean

MLA

“panomphean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panomphean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panomphean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panomphean.

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