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Webster 1913 Edition
Necromancy
Nec′ro-manˊcy
,Noun.
[OE.
nigromaunce
, nigromancie
, OF. nigromance
, F. nécromance
, nécromancie
, from L. necromantia
, Gr. [GREEK]; νεκρόσ
a dead body (akin to L. necare
to kill, Skr. naç
to perish, vanish) + [GREEK] divination, fr. [GREEK] diviner, seer, akin to E. mania
. See Mania
, and cf. Internecine
, Noxious
. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. niger
black. Hence the name black art
.] 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
By
necromancy
placèd there. Drayton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Necromancy
NECROMANCY
,Noun.
1.
The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead. This imposture is prohibited. Deuteronomy 18.2.
Enchantment; conjuration.