necyomancy
English
Alternative forms
- necromancy, egromancy
- necyomancie, necyomantia, necyomanty
Etymology
From the Classical Latin necyomantīa, from the Koine Greek νεκυομαντεία (nekuomanteía), from the Ancient Greek νέκυς (nékus, “corpse”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Compare the French necyomance.
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