necromancy

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noun

1. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
• Syn:
sorcery, black magic, black art
• Derivationally related forms:
necromantic, necromantical, necromancer, sorcerous (for: sorcery), sorcerize (for: sorcery), sorcerise (for: sorcery)
• Hypernyms:
magic, thaumaturgy
• Hyponyms:
witchcraft, witchery, enchantment, bewitchment, diabolism,
demonism, Satanism, obiism
2. conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
• Derivationally related forms:
necromantic, necromantical, necromancer
• Hypernyms:
divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sorcery, black magic, black art