panomphean

English

Alternative forms

• (archaic or archaizing) panomphæan
• panomphaean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpænɒmˈfiːən/

Adjective

panomphean (comparative more panomphean, superlative most panomphean)

1. (archaic) Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining.

   Synonyms: augural, prophetic, pythonic

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

     We want no half gods, Panomphæan Joves.

References

• “panomphean”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.