necromancy
noun/ˈnekrəʊmænsi/
/ˈnekrəʊmænsi/
[uncountable]- the practice of claiming to communicate by magic with the dead in order to learn about the future
- the use of magic powers, especially evil ones
Word OriginMiddle English nigromancie, via Old French from medieval Latin nigromantia, changed (by association with Latin niger, nigr- ‘black’) from late Latin necromantia, from Greek (from necro- nekros ‘corpse’ and -mancy manteia ‘divination’). The spelling was changed in the 16th cent. to conform with the late Latin form.
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