Necromancy definition
Black magic; sorcery.
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The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future.
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Magic qualities.
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In some occult and religious beliefs, divination by means of communication with the spirits of deceased persons.
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Black magic; sorcery.
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Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of necromancy -
egromancy, necyomancy
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
necromancy
Plural:
necromanciesOrigin of necromancy
- Alteration of Middle English nigromancie from Old French nigremancie from Medieval Latin nigromantia alteration (influenced by Latin niger black) of Late Latin necromantīa from Greek nekromanteia nekros corpse nek-1 in Indo-European roots -manteia -mancy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteia), νεκρός (nekros, “dead") + μαντεία (manteia, “divination").
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