necromanticus

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Latin

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεκρομαντικός (nekromantikós), from νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), or from νεκρός (nekrós, corpse) + μαντικός (mantikós), from μάντις (mántis, soothsayer). The spelling variant nigromanticus came up under the influence of Latin niger ("black"), mirroring the interpretation of necromancy as black magic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

necromanticus (feminine necromantica, neuter necromanticum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. pertaining to necromancy, necromantic

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.