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单词 necromant
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necromantn.

Brit. /ˈnɛkrə(ʊ)mant/, U.S. /ˈnɛkrəˌmænt/
Origin: Either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Or (iii) a borrowing from Latin. Or (iv) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: nigromant n.; French nécromant, Latin necromantis; Greek νεκρόμαντις.
Etymology: Either an alteration of nigromant n. after necromancy n., or independently < Middle French, French nécromant (mid 16th cent.) or post-classical Latin necromantis (15th cent.), or their etymon Hellenistic Greek νεκρόμαντις < ancient Greek νεκρο- necro- comb. form + μάντις diviner (see -mancy comb. form). Compare earlier necromancer n., necromantist n.
rare.
A necromancer.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] > necromancer
nigromancera1387
nigromancianc1390
necromancer1547
necromantic?1548
necromantist1584
black-artist1593
nigromant1598
nigromantica1600
psychagogue1843
necromanta1849
a1849 T. L. Beddoes Death's Jest-bk. iii. iii, in Poems (1851) II. 90 Suppose we four had lived in Cyrus' time, And had our graves under Egyptian grass, D'you think, at whistling of a necromant, I'd leave my wine or subterranean love To know his bidding?
1887 A. Lang Myth, Ritual & Relig. I. 105 The power of..Sorcerers and Necromants.
2006 G. Hill Without Title iii. 61 Love as a necromant Re-infiltrates the dead whilst law usurps Upon itself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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