necromantic

adjective

nec·​ro·​man·​tic

1

: given to the practice of necromancy

a necromantic sorcerer

2

a

: of, relating to, or associated with necromancy

mysterious necromantic rites

b

: accomplished or produced by necromancy

necromantic delusions

3

: used in necromancy

strange necromantic powders and other weird objects

necromantically

-tə̇k(ə)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin necromanticus, from necromantia + Latin -icus -ic

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Rhymes for necromantic

• transatlantic
• unromantic
• antic
• frantic
• atlantic
• gigantic
• pedantic
• romantic
• semantic
• vedantic