necromancy
Meanings
Plural: necromancies
Noun
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
- conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
- Divination involving the dead or death.
- Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
- Synonym of necroposting.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
black art, black magic, necroposting, sorcery
Scrabble Score: 19
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