noun
Origin: ME nigromancie < OFr nigromance < ML nigromantia (altered by assoc. with L niger, black) < L necromantia < Gr nekromanteia < nekros, corpse (see necro-) + manteia, divination: see -mancy
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of Middle English nigromancie
Origin: , from Old French nigremancie
Origin: , from Medieval Latin nigromantia
Origin: , alteration (influenced by Latin niger, black)
Origin: of Late Latin necromantia
Origin: , from Greek nekromanteia
Origin: : nekros, corpse; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots
Origin: + manteia, divination; see -mancy
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