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necromancy definition

necro·mancy (nek′rə man′sē)

noun

  1. in some occult and religious beliefs, divination by means of communication with the spirits of deceased persons
  2. black magic; sorcery

Etymology: 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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