Necromancy

Definitions

1. Divination involving the dead or death.
   countable, uncountable
2. Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
   countable, uncountable
3. Synonym of necroposting.
   Internet, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“And for to make⟳ this treatise the more pleasaunt and facill, I have⟳ put⟳ it in forme of a Dialogue, which I have⟳ diuided into three bookes: The first speaking of Magie in general, and Necromancie in special.”

“And in one word for all, Nagomancy, or Necromancy; by inspecting, consulting, and divining by, with, or from the dead.”

“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...”

“There is no doubt⟳..that necromancy is the touch-stone of occultism...”

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