Category:Necromancy

Nec"ro*man`cy, n. Etym: [oe. nigromaunce, nigromancie, of. Nigromance, f. nécromance, nécromancie, from l. necromantia, gr. Necare to kill, skr. na to perish, vanish) + mania. See mania, and Cf. Internecine, noxious. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.]

Defn: the art of revealing future events by means of a pretended Communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; Conjuration; enchantment. See black art. This palace standeth in the air, by necromancy placèd there. Drayton.