necromanceress
necromanceress noun: a female necromancer.
Noun
necromanceress (plural necromanceresses)
- A female necromancer.
- And with her wit she shall brighten the dimness her pathos brings into our eyes, till tears and smiles struggle together beneath the witchery of the fair necromanceress.1829 December, [John Wilson], “Noctes Ambrosianæ. No. XLVII.”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume XXVI, number CLX, page 871
- “And now that I remember,” he added, with a coolness that ill-concealed his anticipated triumph, “beneath her mantle she wore the dress of a necromanceress.”1840, [Joseph Holt Ingraham], The Quadroone; or, St. Michael’s Day, volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], page 277
- Synonyms:
- necromancess
Examples of necromanceress in a sentence
- Hot and parching tears rolled down the withered face of Mahora, as she pressed the vermeiled cheek of the lovely being who had won her way to the grim and seared heart of the necromanceress.1874, George H. Wilson, Ena, or The Ancient Maori, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], page 274:
- She swayed back and forth for a moment and then for the second time lay senseless at the feet of the necromanceress.1911, William C[ollin] Levere, Vivian of Mackinac, Chicago, Ill.: Forbes & Company, pages 223–224:
- Miss Nancy Price can’t be blamed for overdoing her necromanceress.1916 November 22, T., “At the Play. “The Widow’s Might.””, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume CLI, London: […] the Office, […], page...
- The dramatic sequel of these verses show that the woman was a necromanceress.1951, H[enry] St J[ohn] Hart, A Foreword to the Old Testament: An Essay of Elementary Introduction, Neww York, N.Y.: Oxford University...
Synonyms of necromanceress
Forms of necromanceress
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Origin of necromanceress
From necromancer + -ess.
Questions about necromanceress
- What does necromanceress mean?
- Necromanceress means a female necromancer.
- How do you use necromanceress in a sentence?
- Hot and parching tears rolled down the withered face of Mahora, as she pressed the vermeiled cheek of the lovely being who had won her way to the grim and seared heart of the necromanceress.
- What part of speech is necromanceress?
- Necromanceress is a noun.
- What is the plural of necromanceress?
- The plural of necromanceress is necromanceresses.
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