Definizione monolingua

necromancy

necromancy (countable and uncountable; plural necromancies)

1. Divination involving the dead or death.
   • 1597 King James Daemonologie

     And for to make this treatise the more pleasaunt and facill, I have put it in forme of a Dialogue, which I have diuided into three bookes: The first speaking of Magie in general, and Necromancie in special.

   • 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer

     And in one word for all, Nagomancy, or Necromancy; by inspecting, consulting, and divining by, with, or from the dead.

   • 1867 E. Rogers, quoted in K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic

     the Devil did often tempt me to study necromancy and nigromancy and to make use of magic, and to make a league with him...

   • 1920 L. Spence Encyc. Occult

     There is no doubt..that necromancy is the touch-stone of occultism...

2. Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

Definizione dizionario necromancy

	negromanzia
	divination involving the dead

esorcismo

Altri significati:

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

Divination involving the dead or death.