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• necyomancy, egromancy

語源

Circa 1300, from 中期英語 nigromancye, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantia, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Medieval Latin spelling, incorporating niger (“black”), influenced by the notion of black art. Modern spelling adopted in mid-1500s. By surface analysis, necro- +‎ -mancy.

発音

• enPR: nĕkʹ-rə-măn'-si, IPA: /ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsi/

名詞

necromancy (countable and uncountable, plural necromancies)

1. Divination involving the dead or death.
   • 1597, King James Daemonologie, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     And for to make this treatise the more pleasaunt and facill, I have put it in forme of a Dialogue, which I have diuided into three bookes: The first speaking of Magie in general, and Necromancie in special.

   • 1652, Gaule The Magastromancer, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     And in one word for all, Nagomancy, or Necromancy; by inspecting, consulting, and divining by, with, or from the dead.

   • 1867 E. Rogers, quoted in K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic

     the Devil did often tempt me to study necromancy and nigromancy and to make use of magic, and to make a league with him...

   • 1920, L. Spence, Encyc. Occult:

     There is no doubt..that necromancy is the touch-stone of occultism...

2. Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
3. (Internet) Synonym of necroposting.

派生語

• thread necromancy

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