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 necromancy ['nɛkrəmænsɪ]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 巫术



    necromancy
    [ noun ]
    1. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

    2. <noun.cognition>
    3. conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

    4. <noun.cognition>


    Necromancy \Nec"ro*man`cy\, n. [OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie,
    OF. nigromance, F. n['e]cromance, n['e]cromancie, from L.
    necromantia, Gr. ?; nekro`s a dead body (akin to L. necare to
    kill, Skr. na[,c] 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 plac[`e]d there. --Drayton.

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