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necromancy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Necromancy \Nec"ro*man`cy\, n. [OE. nigromaunce nigromancie, OF nigromance, F. n['e]cromance, n['e]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[`e]d there --Drayton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: necromancy n : conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
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