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- 1. relating to witchcraft or black magic, especially the supposed practice of communicating with the dead: "necromantic spells"
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Considerable difference of opinion exists among modern adepts as to the exact methods to be properly pursued in the necromantic art, and it must be borne in mind that necromancy, which in the Middle Ages was called sorcery, shades into modern spiritualistic practice.
noun. nec· ro· man· cy ˈne-krə-ˌman (t)-sē. Synonyms of necromancy. 1. : conjuration (see conjure sense 2a) of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events. The novel centers on the practice of necromancy and its influence on the world of the living. 2. : magic, sorcery.
1. The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future. 2. Black magic; sorcery. 3. Magic qualities.
the act of communicating with the dead in order to discover what is going to happen in the future, or black magic (= magic used for bad purposes) Synonyms. black magic. sorcery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Souls, spirits & ghosts. apparition. astral plane. astral projection. aura. chi. ectoplasm. haunted. incorporeal. incubus.
given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead. “a necromantic sorcerer”. “ necromantic delusions”. “ necromantic powders and other weird objects”. synonyms: supernatural. not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material.
the act of communicating with the dead in order to discover what is going to happen in the future, or black magic (= magic used for bad purposes) Synonyms. black magic. sorcery. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Souls, spirits & ghosts. apparition. astral plane. astral projection. aura. chi. ectoplasm. haunted. incorporeal. incubus.
Necromancy is a form of magic or divination in which a person communicates with the dead, as in The evil sorcerer used vile necromancy to get information on his enemies. Necromancy can also refer to magic or witchcraft in general. Often, necromancy is depicted as conjuring up a spirit or temporarily raising the dead.
Definition of necromancy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Necromancy, communication with the dead, usually in order to obtain insight into the future or to accomplish some otherwise impossible task. Such activity was current in ancient times among the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Etruscans; in medieval Europe it came to be.
Jun 22, 2024 · The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. The word comes from Middle English nigromancie, via Old French from medieval Latin nigromantia, changed (by association with Latin niger ‘black’) from late Latin necromantia, where the first element represented Greek nekros ‘corpse’.
