necromancy

== English == === Alternative forms === necyomancy, egromancy === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: nĕkʹ-rə-măn'-si, IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/ === Noun === necromancy (countable and uncountable, plural necromancies) Divination involving the dead or death. 1867 E. Rogers, quoted in K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic the Devil did often tempt me to study necromancy and nigromancy and to make use of magic, and to make a league with him... Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead. (Internet) Synonym of necroposting. ==== Derived terms ==== thread necromancy ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====