necromancy

noun

/ˈnekrəʊmænsi/

[uncountable]

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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.

单词	necromancy
释义	necromancy noun /ˈnekrəʊmænsi/ /ˈnekrəʊmænsi/ [uncountable] jump to other results 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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