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| English Dictionary: necromancy |
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| 2 results for necromancy |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- necromancy
- n
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or
evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Synonym(s): sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy
- conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Necromancy \Nec"ro*man`cy\, n. [OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie,
OF. nigromance, F. n[82]cromance, n[82]cromancie, from L.
necromantia, Gr. [?]; [?] a dead body (akin to L. necare to
kill, Skr. na([?]) to perish, vanish) + [?] divination, fr.
[?] diviner, seer, akin to E. mania. See {Mania}, and cf.
{Internecine}, {Noxious}. The old spelling is due to
confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.]
The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended
communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in
general; conjuration; enchantment. See {Black art}.
This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy
plac[8a]d there. --Drayton.
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