panomphean

adjective

pan·​om·​phe·​an

variants or panomphaean

¦paˌnäm¦fēən

or less commonly panomphaic

-fāik

or panomphic

(ˈ)pa¦näm(p)fik

1

: giving forth all divination

2

: universal

Word History

Etymology

Latin Panomphaeus Zeus (from Greek Panomphaios, from panomphaios all-divining, literally, author or sender of divine oracles, from pan- + omphē voice, oracle) + English -an or -ic

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