necromancy

One entry found for necromancy.

Main Entry: nec·ro·man·cy
Pronunciation: 'ne-kr&-"man(t)-sE
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of Middle English nigromancie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, by folk etymology from Late Latin necromantia, from Late Greek nekromanteia, from Greek nekr- + -manteia -mancy
1 : conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
2 : MAGIC, SORCERY
- nec·ro·man·cer /-s&r/ noun
- nec·ro·man·tic /"ne-kr&-'man-tik/ adjective
- nec·ro·man·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb