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nécromance, nécromancie, from L.
necromantia, Gr. &?;; &?; a dead body (akin to L.
necare to kill, Skr. na(&?;) to perish, vanish)
+ &?; divination, fr. &?; 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 necromancy placèd there.

Drayton.

Nec`ro*man"tic (?), n.
Conjuration. [R.]

With all the necromantics of their
art.

Young.

{ Nec`ro*man"tic (?), Nec`ro*man"tic*al (?) },
a. Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed
by necromancy. -- Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly,
adv.

Nec"ro*nite (?), n. [Gr. &?; a dead
body.] (Min.

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