necromancy
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.nec·ro·man·cy
noun \ˈne-krə-ˌman(t)-sē\Definition of NECROMANCY
1
: conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
2
— nec·ro·man·cer \-sər\ noun
— nec·ro·man·tic \ˌne-krə-ˈman-tik\ adjective
— nec·ro·man·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Examples of NECROMANCY
- The town accused her of witchcraft and necromancy.
- <in the conjuring of the souls of the dead, necromancy seemed to offer human beings a means of exerting some control over an uncertain world>
Origin of NECROMANCY
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
First Known Use: 1522
Related to NECROMANCY
- Synonyms
- bewitchery, bewitchment, conjuring, devilry (or deviltry), diablerie, enchantment, ensorcellment, mojo, magic, sorcery, thaumaturgy, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry
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