necromancia

See also: necromancía

Portuguese

Noun

necromancia f (plural necromancias)

necromancy (divination involving the dead)
necromancy (sorcery involving reanimating the dead)

Synonyms

(divination involving the dead): nigromancia

Spanish

Alternative forms

necromancía
nigromancia
nigromancía

Etymology

From Late Latin necromantia, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), from νεκρός (nekrós) "dead" + μαντεία (manteía) "divination".

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾoˈman.θja/
(Others) IPA^(key): /ne.kɾoˈman.sja/

Noun

necromancia f (uncountable)

necromancy

Related terms

nigromántico

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