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necromancy

Pronunciation: /ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansi/

Definition of necromancy

noun

[mass noun]
  • the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future: alchemy, necromancy, and other magic practices
  • witchcraft, sorcery, or black magic in general.

Derivatives

necromantic

Pronunciation: /-ˈmantɪk/

adjective

Origin:

Middle English nigromancie, via Old French from medieval Latin nigromantia, changed (by association with Latin niger, nigr- 'black') from late Latin necromantia, from Greek (see necro-, -mancy). The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the late Latin form

necromancy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of necromancy in the US English dictionary