'Necromancy' definitions:
Definition of 'necromancy'
(from WordNet)
noun
The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy]
noun
Conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
Definition of 'Necromancy'
From: GCIDE
- Necromancy \Nec"ro*man`cy\, n. [OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie, OF. nigromance, F. n['e]cromance, n['e]cromancie, from L. necromantia, Gr. ?; nekro`s a dead body (akin to L. necare to kill, Skr. na[,c] to perish, vanish) + ? divination, fr. ? diviner, seer, akin to E. mania. See Mania, and cf. Internecine, Noxious. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.] The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art. [1913 Webster]
- This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy plac[`e]d there. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'necromancy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alchemy,
- bewitchery,
- bewitchment,
- charm,
- divination,
- enchantment,
- fetishism,
- glamour,
- gramarye,
- hoodoo,
- juju,
- jujuism,
- magic,
- mediumism,
- natural magic,
- obeah,
- rune,
- seance,
- shamanism,
- sitting,
- sorcery,
- sortilege,
- spell,
- spellbinding,
- spellcasting,
- spirit,
- spiritism,
- spiritualism,
- sympathetic magic,
- thaumaturgia,
- thaumaturgics,
- thaumaturgism,
- thaumaturgy,
- theurgy,
- vampirism,
- voodoo,
- voodooism,
- wanga,
- white magic,
- witchcraft,
- witchery,
- witchwork,
- wizardry