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necromancer

noun/ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/

What It Means

A person who practices or performs necromancy.

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Necromancer in Context

“Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]”

— 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52

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An alteration of nigromancer after necromancy, equivalent to necromancy + -er.

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