| 单词 | necromancy |
| 释义 | necromancy (once / 5730 pages) n Spooky, sneaky, powerful and strange, necromancy is the art of raising the spirits of the dead, either for their predictions about the future, or their ghostly help in making something happen. Necromancy, also called black magic, comes from the ancient Greek word for corpse necro and prophecy mancy. If you travel to the underworld to speak to the dead, then you have the power of necromancy, not to mention geomancy, the ability to read signs from the earth to find the necropolis, or city of the dead. As you might guess, necromancy isn’t discussed much these days. But if you’re reading about old witch trials, you might find accusations of necromancy abound. WORD FAMILYnecromancy: necromancer, necromancies, necromantic, necromantical+/necromancer: necromancers USAGE EXAMPLESThat curse involves, among other necromancies, a dead goat. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) That curse involves, among other necromancies, a dead goat. New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) “Ecate” is about Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft and necromancy. New York Times(May 20, 2015) 1n conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying Hyper divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means 2n the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world Syn|Hypo|Hyper black art, black magic, sorcery witchcraft, witchery the art of sorcery bewitchment, enchantmenta magical spell Satanism, demonism, diabolisma belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) obiismbelief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies magic, thaumaturgy any art that invokes supernatural powers |
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