English
Alternative forms
necyomancy
egromancy
Etymology
From AGr. term|scpolytonic|νεκ�ομαν�εία|trnekromanteia|langgrc, term|scpolytonic|νεκ���|trnekros||dead|langgrc + term|scpolytonic|μαν�εία|trmanteia||divination|lang=grc.
Noun
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- divination|Divination involving the dead or death.
Translations
trans-top|divination involving the dead
French: t|fr|nécromancie|f
Italian: t+|it|negromanzia|f
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Latin: nigromantia, necromantia
Middle English:
:14th Century forms: negremancie, negremaunce, nigramace, nigramanci, nigramancie, nigramansi, nigramansy, nigramauncie, nigramauncy, nigremansi, nigromance, nigromancie, nigromaunc, nigromaunce, nygremancy, nygremauncy, nygremauncye, nygremounchys, nygromancie, nygromancye, nygromaunce, nygromaunci, nygromauncy, nygrymancy
:15th Century forms: egremauncey, egremauncye, neagromancye, negramency, negremauncie, negremauncye, negremoncye, negromancy, negromancye, nigermansye, nigramansy, nigremancye, nigremansy, nigromance, nigromancie, nigromancy, nigromancye, nigromansy, nigromaunsy, nigrymancye, nygomauncy, nygramance, nygramancie, nygramancy, nygramancye, nygramansi, nygramansy, nygramansye, nygramauncy, nygramencye, nygremansye, nygremoncye, nygromancy, nygromancye, nygromansy, nygromansye, nygromantsye, nygromauncye, nygrymancye
:16th Century forms: igramansie, igramansy, igrimansie, nagramisse, negromancie, negromancy, nicromansie, nicromancy, nigomancy, nigramansy, nigromance, nigromansie, nycromancie, nycromancy, nygramyce, nygramyssy, nygromansie
:17th Century forms: nagomancy, necromancie, necromanty, negromancy, nigromacie, nycromansy
:18th Century forms: necromancie, necromantie
Old French: nygromancie
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Quotations
1597 King James Daemonologie
: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.
1652 Gaule The Magastromancer
: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...
1920 L. Spence Encyc. Occult
:There is no doubt..that necromancy is the touch-stone of occultism...
Usage notes
Many different cultures have used necromancy. There is therefore much controversy as to how it is used. There are two clear divisions of necromancy however, that branch in which one consults directly with the corpse or spirit, and that branch wherein one takes the spirit within oneself, thereby using its knowledge (usually to glean the future).
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