necromancy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nec·ro·man·cy /ˈnekrəmænsi/ noun [uncountable] 1. ROMmagic, especially evil magic 魔法；〔尤指〕妖术2. literaryRFRO the practice of claiming to talk with the dead 通灵术，招魂术 —necromancer noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
necromancy• Nevertheless the ridding of my skin complaint by necromancy coincided with a shift in emphasis as far as my instruction was concerned.• And that one had to appear, like a spirit raised by necromancy, suddenly almost within grasp of his hand.• You may be versed in necromancy, and steeped in alchemy, and schooled in the ancient cruel arts of your realm.• They are the Robemaker's sentinels, the effluence of necromancy, and you must be very very wary indeed of them.• She had done the necromancy with a modicum of debonair detachment until the Army called out her husband for the second time.• According to the lore of True Valiance, necromancy in any form was an abomination.• Was that conclusive evidence that insanity was the salary of meddling with necromancy?Origin necromancy (1200-1300) Late Latin necromantia, from Greek, from nekros “dead body” + manteia “telling the future”nec·ro·man·cy nounChineseSyllable
evil Corpus magic magic, especially
necromancy
nec‧ro‧man‧cy /ˈnekrəmænsi/
noun [uncountable]
2. literary the practice of claiming to talk with the dead
—necromancer noun [countable]
nec‧ro‧man‧cy /ˈnekrəmænsi/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Late Latin
Origin: necromantia, from Greek, from nekros 'dead body' + manteia 'telling the future'
1. magic, especially evil magicLanguage: Late Latin
Origin: necromantia, from Greek, from nekros 'dead body' + manteia 'telling the future'
2. literary the practice of claiming to talk with the dead
—necromancer noun [countable]