necromancer
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English
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Etymology
An alteration of nigromancer; equivalent to necro- + -mancer.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˌmænsə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/
Noun
necromancer (plural necromancers)
- A person who practices or performs necromancy.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:
- Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]
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Translations
person who practices necromancy
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References
- ^ “necromancer, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-09-13.
