necyomancy
necyomancy is the alternative form of necromancy.
Meaning of necromancy
Noun
necromancy (countable and uncountable, plural necromancies)
- Divination involving the dead or death.
- And for to make this treatise the more pleasaunt and facill, I have put it in forme of a Dialogue, which I have diuided into three bookes: The first speaking of Magie in general, and Necromancie in special.1597, King James Daemonologie, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
- Synonym of necroposting.
- Synonyms:
- necroposting
Forms of necyomancy
| alternative form | necromancy |
|---|---|
| alternative form | egromancy |
| alternative form | necyomancie |
| alternative form | necyomantia |
| alternative form | necyomanty |
Origin of necyomancy
From the Classical Latin necyomantīa, from the Koine Greek νεκυομαντεία (nekuomanteía), from the Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus, “corpse”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Compare the French necyomance.
Questions about necyomancy
- What is necyomancy the alternative form of?
- Necyomancy is the alternative form of necromancy.
Words near necyomancy in the dictionary
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