单词 | necromancy |
释义 | necromancy/ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mansi![]() noun [mass noun] 1The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future: alchemy, necromancy, and other magic practices...
1.1Witchcraft, sorcery, or black magic in general.There is the obvious addition of the black magics that come with allowing necromancy into your blood; this magic varies from necromancer to necromancer, but most have a few magical traits in common....
Derivativesnecromantic![]()
OriginMiddle English nigromancie, via Old French from medieval Latin nigromantia, changed (by association with Latin niger, nigr- 'black') from late Latin necromantia, from Greek (see necro-, -mancy). The spelling was changed in the 16th century to conform with the late Latin form. |
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