| 单词 | necromancy |
| 释义 | necromancy[ nek-ruh-man-see ] / ˈnɛk rəˌmæn si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR necromancy ON THESAURUS.COM nouna method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art. magic in general, especially that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; sorcery; witchcraft; conjuration. Origin of necromancyFirst recorded in 1250–1300; necro- + -mancy; replacing Middle English nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantīa for Late Latin necromantīa, from Greek nekromanteía; by folk etymology nigro- (combining form of Latin niger “black”) was substituted in Medieval Latin for the original necro- synonym study for necromancy2. See magic. OTHER WORDS FROM necromancynec·ro·man·cer, nounnec·ro·man·tic [nek-ruh-man-tik] /ˌnɛk rəˈmæn tɪk/ Obsolete, nec·ro·man·ti·cal, adjectivenec·ro·man·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby necromancynecrogenic wart, necrolatry, necrology, necrolysis, necromancer, necromancy, necromania, necromimesis, necrophagous, necrophilia, necrophiliac Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for necromancyBritish Dictionary definitions for necromancynecromancy / (ˈnɛkrəʊˌmænsɪ) / nounthe art or practice of supposedly conjuring up the dead, esp in order to obtain from them knowledge of the future black magic; sorcery Derived forms of necromancynecromancer, nounnecromantic, adjectiveWord Origin for necromancyC13: (as in sense 1) ultimately from Greek nekromanteia, from nekros corpse; (as in sense 2) from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin niger black, which replaced necro- through folk etymology Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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