necromancingn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛkrəˌmænsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: necromancy n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < necromancy n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier necromancing adj.

The art or practice of necromancy. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > necromancy

nigromancyc1330

nigromancea1393

necromancyc1456

egromancy?a1475

necromanty1560

psychomancy1572

necyomancy1623

necromancing1827

1827 W. Case Let. 20 Dec. in J. Carroll Case & his Cotemporaries (1871) III. 160 I understand the Grand River Indians have been among the Indians back of Rice Lake practicing their necromancing, fortune telling, idol worship, &c.

1883 J. Mackenzie Day-dawn in Dark Places 65 The chief season of praying and necromancing begins when they have sown their corn.

1895 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 24 147 At the present day also, the power of necromancing among the Russian Lopars may come by nature, but it is generally inherited. When a wizard dies, he ‘blesses with witchcraft’, as the Lopars say, his son of daughter.

1968 Amer. Q. 20 695 Necromancing, spiritualism and types of voodoo lay beyond the scope of this definition, and Burr accordingly rejected Kittredge's more universal view of witchcraft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

necromancingadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛkrəˌmænsɪŋ/

Forms: 1700s necromancyng (pseudo-archaic), 1700s– necromancing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: necromancy n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < necromancy n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier necromantic adj., necromantical adj.

Now rare.

Engaging in or characterized by necromancy; necromantic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > of or belonging to necromancy > that practises

necromantic1577

necromancinga1770

psychagogic1892

a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 36 How Old Tynyan necromancyng Kynge, Wrack'd all his Shippyng on the Brittish Coast.

1853 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay I. 173 The mighty necromancing witch.

1883 A. Domwett Ranolf & Amohia I. i. 12 With the rest, The necromancing negro of the West, The terrorist of Obeah. These he scanned.

1899 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 309 With its cases of mineral and botanical specimens, stuffed birds and skeletons galore..it might have been the necromancing den of a Sidrophel.

2000 Guardian 23 May i. 24/7 His final, necromancing, Prospero was something of a comedown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	necromancing
释义	necromancingn. Brit. /ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɛkrəˌmænsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: necromancy n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < necromancy n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier necromancing adj. The art or practice of necromancy. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > necromancy nigromancyc1330 nigromancea1393 necromancyc1456 egromancy?a1475 necromanty1560 psychomancy1572 necyomancy1623 necromancing1827 1827 W. Case Let. 20 Dec. in J. Carroll Case & his Cotemporaries (1871) III. 160 I understand the Grand River Indians have been among the Indians back of Rice Lake practicing their necromancing, fortune telling, idol worship, &c. 1883 J. Mackenzie Day-dawn in Dark Places 65 The chief season of praying and necromancing begins when they have sown their corn. 1895 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 24 147 At the present day also, the power of necromancing among the Russian Lopars may come by nature, but it is generally inherited. When a wizard dies, he ‘blesses with witchcraft’, as the Lopars say, his son of daughter. 1968 Amer. Q. 20 695 Necromancing, spiritualism and types of voodoo lay beyond the scope of this definition, and Burr accordingly rejected Kittredge's more universal view of witchcraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). necromancingadj. Brit. /ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnɛkrəˌmænsɪŋ/ Forms: 1700s necromancyng (pseudo-archaic), 1700s– necromancing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: necromancy n., -ing suffix². Etymology: < necromancy n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier necromantic adj., necromantical adj. Now rare. Engaging in or characterized by necromancy; necromantic. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > of or belonging to necromancy > that practises necromantic1577 necromancinga1770 psychagogic1892 a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 36 How Old Tynyan necromancyng Kynge, Wrack'd all his Shippyng on the Brittish Coast. 1853 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay I. 173 The mighty necromancing witch. 1883 A. Domwett Ranolf & Amohia I. i. 12 With the rest, The necromancing negro of the West, The terrorist of Obeah. These he scanned. 1899 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 309 With its cases of mineral and botanical specimens, stuffed birds and skeletons galore..it might have been the necromancing den of a Sidrophel. 2000 Guardian 23 May i. 24/7 His final, necromancing, Prospero was something of a comedown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827adj.a1770
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