necromancy
[ nek-ruh-man-see ]
/ ˈnɛk rəˌmæn si /
noun
a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art.
magic in general, especially that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; sorcery; witchcraft; conjuration.
Origin of necromancy
OTHER WORDS FROM necromancy
nec·ro·man·cer, noun nec·ro·man·tic; Obsolete, nec·ro·man·ti·cal, adjective nec·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby necromancy
necrogenic,
necrogenic wart,
necrolatry,
necrology,
necrolysis,
necromancy,
necromania,
necromimesis,
necrophagous,
necrophilia,
necrophilism
Example sentences from the Web for necromancy
British Dictionary definitions for necromancy
necromancy
/ (ˈnɛkrəʊˌmænsɪ) /
noun
the art or practice of supposedly conjuring up the dead, esp in order to obtain from them knowledge of the future
black magic; sorcery
Derived forms of necromancy
necromancer, noun necromantic, adjectiveWord Origin for necromancy
C13: (as in sense 1) ultimately from Greek
nekromanteia, from
nekros corpse; (as in sense 2) from Medieval Latin
nigromantia, from Latin
niger black, which replaced
necro- through folk etymology