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Necromancy — • A special mode of divination by the summoning of the dead Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Necromancy Necromancy † … Catholic encyclopedia
Necromancy — This article is about the form of magic. For the film, see Necromancy (film). Necromancer redirects here. For other uses, see Necromancer (disambiguation). Illustration portraying a scene from the Bible wherein the Witch of Endor uses a… … Wikipedia
necromancy — necromancer, n. necromantic; Obs., necromantical, adj. necromantically, adv. /nek reuh man see/, n. 1. a method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art. 2. magic in general, esp. that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; … Universalium
necromancy — nec|ro|man|cy [ˈnekrəmænsi] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Late Latin; Origin: necromantia, from Greek, from nekros dead body + manteia telling the future ] 1.) magic, especially evil magic 2.) literary the practice of claiming to talk with the dead… … Dictionary of contemporary English
necromancy — nec|ro|man|cy [ nekrə,mænsi ] noun uncount MAINLY LITERARY the practice of communicating with dead people in order to learn about the future ╾ nec|ro|man|cer noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
necromancy — [ nɛkrə(ʊ)ˌmansi] noun the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. ↘witchcraft, sorcery, or black magic in general. Derivatives necromancer noun necromantic adjective … English new terms dictionary
necromancy — noun (U) 1 magic, especially evil magic 2 literary the practice of claiming to talk with the dead necromancer noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
necromancy — UK [ˈnekrəʊˌmænsɪ] / US [ˈnekrəˌmænsɪ] noun [uncountable] mainly literary the practice of communicating with dead people in order to learn about the future Derived word: necromancer noun countable Word forms necromancer : singular necromancer… … English dictionary
Giovanni (World of Darkness) — articleissues notable=June 2008 in universe=June 2008 primarysources=June 2008WoD vampireThe Giovanni is a fictional clan of vampires, from White Wolf Game Studio s books and role playing games. Unlike most vampires, the Giovanni are associated… … Wikipedia
Fire Sea — infobox Book | name = Fire Sea title orig = translator = image caption = author = Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = The Death Gate Cycle genre = Fantasy publisher = Bantam… … Wikipedia
Morr — is the fictional god of death, sleep, and dreams in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. His brother is Khaine, the evil lord of murder. Morr is similar in some respects to the real world Greek gods Thanatos and Hypnos.Morr is worshiped throughout the … Wikipedia
