[nec.ro.man.cy] n [alter. of ME nigromancie, fr. MF, fr. ML nigromantia, by folk etymology fr. LL necromantia, fr. LGk nekromanteia, fr. Gk nekr- + -manteia -mancy] (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 n -- nec.ro.man.tic adj -- nec.ro.man.ti.cal.ly adv