Synonyms for necromancy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nek-ruh-man-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛk rəˌmæn si |
Top 10 synonyms for necromancy
Définition of necromancy
Origin :- c.1300, nygromauncy, "divination by communication with the dead," from Old French nigromancie "magic, necromancy, witchcraft, sorcery," from Medieval Latin nigromantia (13c.), from Latin necromantia "divination from an exhumed corpse," from Greek nekromanteia, from nekros "dead body" (see necro-) + manteia "divination, oracle," from manteuesthai "to prophesy," from mantis "prophet" (see mania). Spelling influenced in Medieval Latin by niger "black," on notion of "black arts." Modern spelling is a mid-16c. correction. Related: Necromantic.
- noun sorcery
- Holy Scripture is full of references to Witchcraft and Necromancy.
- Extract from : « The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. I of II) » by Various
- Necromancy, sorcery and witchcraft were punished here; and "royal solemnities and goodly jousts were held here."
- Extract from : « Ten Thousand Wonderful Things » by Edmund Fillingham King
- Necromancy—wizardry—fairy-lore—all the stuff and nonsense that goes to the making of 'The Arabian nights'!
- Extract from : « Cleek, the Master Detective » by Thomas W. Hanshew
- Necromancy gradually merged into sorcery, which has occasionally come to the surface in comparatively recent years.
- Extract from : « The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy » by Charles John Samuel Thompson
- Necromancy and magic, demonism and witchcraft, have long since been relegated to the limbo of exposed fraud.
- Extract from : « Craftsmanship in Teaching » by William Chandler Bagley
- On the other hand, Necromancy, according to the definition of Cotgrave, is divination by conference with dead bodies raised.
- Extract from : « The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. I of II) » by Various
- As to the facts of Witchcraft and Necromancy, it is quite impossible to deny their existence.
- Extract from : « The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. I of II) » by Various
- Many of the heathens cordially defended magic and Necromancy.
- Extract from : « The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. I of II) » by Various
- I believe we commit the crime of Necromancy when we take part in these spiritual sances.
- Extract from : « The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. II of II) » by Various
- Again: in Corea and China the practice of Necromancy is said to be almost universal.
- Extract from : « The Other World; or, Glimpses of the Supernatural (Vol. II of II) » by Various
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