n.
Pronunciation: ' ne-kr ə - ˌ man(t)-s ē
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of Middle English nigromancie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, by folk etymology from Late Latin necromantia, from Late Greek nekromanteia, from Greek nekr- + -manteia -mancy
Date: 1522
1 : conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
2 : MAGIC , SORCERY
– nec · ro · man · cer \ -s ə r \ noun
– nec · ro · man · tic \ ˌ ne-kr ə - ' man-tik \ adjective
– nec · ro · man · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb