necromancy
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) Divination involving the dead or death.
- (countable, uncountable) Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
- (Internet, countable, uncountable) Synonym of necroposting.
Sinonieme
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
Circa 1300, from Middle English nigromancye, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantia, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Medieval Latin spelling, incorporating niger (“black”), influenced by the notion of black art. Modern spelling adopted in mid-1500s. By surface analysis, necro- + -mancy.
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