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necromancy

nec·ro·mancy

UK/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/ US/ˈnɛkrʌˌmænsi/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • raising hell
  • raising the dead
  • thread necromancy

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