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necromantist

necromantist noun: synonym of necromancer.

Noun

necromantist (plural necromantists)

  1. Synonym of necromancer.
    • I told him, that at a Noble-mans Table, There was, of great account, who ſaid, that there was an Engliſh man, come to the Emperours, A bankrupt Alchimiſt, a Conjurer, and Necromantiſt: who had ſold his own goods, and given the Lord Laſkie the money: and that he had beguiled him: and that now he...1584 September 27, John Dee, “Mysteriorum Pragensium Liber Primus, Caesareusque, Anno 1584. Stylo Novo.”, in A True & Faithful Relation of What Passed for Many Yeers Between Dʳ. John Dee (a...
    • So much for the Ninth term of deſcription of a Witch in the text, a Necromantiſt, one that aſketh counſel of the dead.1655, Thomas Ady, A Candle in the Dark: Shewing the Divine Cause of the Distractions of the Whole Nation of England, and of the Christian World. […], London: […] Robert Ibb’tson […], page 85
    Synonyms:
    necromancer

Examples of necromantist in a sentence

  • The necromantist professed to hear voices from graves, and to bring back tidings from the bosom of hell.1858 April, “The Worshippers of Mercury; or, Paracelsus and His Brother Alchymists. Part II.”, in The Dublin University Magazine, a...
  • She shrank close against the wall, wondering who could be in her mother’s shrine, fearing tomb robbers, necromantists.1996, Sarah Ash, Songspinners, London: Millennium, →ISBN, page 7:

Synonyms of necromantist

Forms of necromantist

pluralnecromantists

Origin of necromantist

From Latin necromantīa + -ist.

Questions about necromantist

What does necromantist mean?
Necromantist means synonym of necromancer.
How do you use necromantist in a sentence?
The necromantist professed to hear voices from graves, and to bring back tidings from the bosom of hell.
What part of speech is necromantist?
Necromantist is a noun.
What is the plural of necromantist?
The plural of necromantist is necromantists.

Words near necromantist in the dictionary

  1. necromantic
  2. necromantical
  3. necromantically
  4. necromantick
  5. necromantics
  6. necromantist
  7. necromantists
  8. necromants
  9. necromass
  10. necromasses
  11. necromenic

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