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    [Noun]  | "nec*ro*man*cy" | \ ˈne-krə-ˌman(t)-sē \


    1: conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events

    2: magic, sorcery


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English nycromancie "sorcery, conjuration of spirits," borrowed from Late Latin necromantīa "divination from an exhumed corpse," borrowed from Late Greek nekromanteía "divination by conjuration of the dead," from Greek nekro- {see: |necro-|necr-} + -manteia {see: |-mancy|-mancy}; replacing earlier Middle English nigromance, nygromancye, borrowed from Anglo-French nigromance, nigromancie, borrowed from Medieval Latin nigromantia, alteration of necromantia by association with Latin nigr-, niger "black";

      * Note : The ancient Greek correspondents to later nekromanteía were nekyomanteía and nékyia (from nékȳs "corpse"), the former used particularly to describe Odysseus's journey to Hades in Book 11 of the Odyssey to consult the spirits of the dead.;

    [Noun]  | "necromancer" 


    1: a person skilled in using supernatural forces;


      * e.g., " ... in ancient times any kind of natural disaster was apt to be regarded as the work of some evil-minded necromancer "



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    [Noun]  | "necromancy" 


    1: the power to control natural forces through supernatural means;


      * e.g., " ... in the conjuring of the souls of the dead, necromancy seemed to offer human beings a means of exerting some control over an uncertain world "



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     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: An Internet forum user who enjoys reviving old, dead threads, just to be an ass. Is eventually banned from forums after causing numerous threads to be closed or deleted. Closely related to n00b and lamer.

      * e.g.,  ... "I wish that necromancer would stop bumping three-year-old threads with one-word posts." 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: One who attempts to divine knowledge (usualy of the future) via communion with the dead. Originally from the Greek manteia 'divination' and nekros 'corpse'. Often refers to any magic aspected to death in works of the fantasy genre.

      * e.g.,  ... Demonic conjuration and the delving into the secrets of unlife, the two sides of the skull faced coin. Necromancers, both Hood cursed and deadly. 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: usaly a witch or warloc that is specialize's in the dead and dark magic, sometimes the living and usely there magic is only having to do with life and death

      * e.g.,  ... the necromancer preforums a soul spell 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1:  A gothic fantasy character sporting an outfit too fantastic and ridiculous to be worn in real life.

      * e.g.,  ... Here's a picture of my necromancer casting a spell. Do you think she looks goth enoough? Should I darken the shade of her lipstick and give her stiletto heels? 


     [ "necromancer" ]

    2:  One who conjures the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events.

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: A person who collects dead bodies for study purposes, or in hopes of reanimating them someday.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, did you see that necromancer out in the forest? He took an entire bear back to his house!" 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1:  A person who uses necromancy to communicate with the dead.

      * e.g.,  ...  "I use necromancy to talk to my dead nephew." 


     [ "necromancer" ]

    2:  A member of one or more cults for the same purpose.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Did you join the new necromancer guild in Stockholm?" 


     [ "necromancer" ]

    3:  A gothic teenager with necromantic tendencies.

      * e.g.,  ...  "She's so gothic... emo... almost a necromancer!" 


     [ "necromancer" ]

    4:  A book supposedly written between 500 B.C and 1500 A.D and copied a dozen times, of which only one copy exists still, and is apparently in the Vatican Library. (Concerns Satanic Necromancy.)

      * e.g.,  ...  "I'm going to use magic to flatten the Vatican and find the Necromancer." 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: someone who romanticizes necks

      * e.g.,  ... bill: i think im a necromancer jim: oh 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: A latin female with a disturbing amount of upper lip facial hair,thick long curling sideburns, and a near dark unibrow. They have been spotted in graveyards attempting to call upon the powers of the undead.

      * e.g.,  ... Whoa, don't look, she's a total necromancer! 

     [ "necromancer" ]

    1: Someone who has sex with dead people. Portmanteau of the words "necro" and "romancer."

      * e.g.,  ... Dr. Orpheus: I don’t want to worry you with the particulars, but I am a necromancer by trade. You know what that means, don’t you? 

     [ "Necromancer" ]

    1: A magik(c) user who is devoted to the study of life and death and specialises in spells and incantations to with people both alive and dead.

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