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Necromancy

//ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi// noun

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Noun

1
Divination involving the dead or death. countable, uncountable
"And for to make this treatise the more pleasaunt and facill, I have put it in forme of a Dialogue, which I have diuided into three bookes: The first speaking of Magie in general, and Necromancie in special."
2
conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying wordnet
3
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead. countable, uncountable
4
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world wordnet
5
Synonym of necroposting. Internet, countable, uncountable

Etymology

Circa 1300, from Middle English nigromancye, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantia, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Medieval Latin spelling, incorporating niger (“black”), influenced by the notion of black art. Modern spelling adopted in mid-1500s. By surface analysis, necro- + -mancy.

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