"necromantic" meaning in English

See necromantic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-necromantic.wav Forms: necromantick [alternative]
Etymology: From Late Latin necromanticus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|necromanticus}} Late Latin necromanticus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} necromantic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead, especially through the use of black magic. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Afterlife, Death, Divination, Occult Translations (of necromancy): negromantesco (Italian), necromântico [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-necromantic-en-adj-M90I1znb Disambiguation of Afterlife: 93 7 Disambiguation of Death: 100 0 Disambiguation of Divination: 98 2 Disambiguation of Occult: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 90 10

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-necromantic.wav Forms: necromantics [plural], necromantick [alternative]
Etymology: From Late Latin necromanticus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|necromanticus}} Late Latin necromanticus Head templates: {{en-noun}} necromantic (plural necromantics)
  1. conjuration
    Sense id: en-necromantic-en-noun-cP~o-ysZ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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