单词 | necromancy |
释义 | nec·ro·man·cy (nĕkrə-măn′sē) n. 1. The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future. 2. Black magic; sorcery. 3. Magic qualities. [Alteration of Middle English nigromancie, from Old French nigremancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, alteration (influenced by Latin niger, black) of Late Latin necromantīa, from Greek nekromanteia : nekros, corpse; see nek-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + -manteia, -mancy.] necro·man′cer n. nec′ro·mantic (-măntĭk) adj. |
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