necromancy
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1. conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying (noun.cognition)
2. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | magic, thaumaturgy, |
| definition | : | any art that invokes supernatural powers (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | obiism, |
| definition | : | belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies (noun.cognition) |
3. conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | necromancer, |
| definition | : | one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | necromantic, |
| definition | : | given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead (adj.all) |
4. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | sorcerise, sorcerize, |
| definition | : | transform or change by means of sorcery (verb.change) |
5. conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | necromancer, |
| definition | : | one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | necromantic, |
| definition | : | given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead (adj.all) |
6. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | sorcerise, sorcerize, |
| definition | : | transform or change by means of sorcery (verb.change) |
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