"sciomancer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sciomancers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sciomancer (plural sciomancers)
  1. One who summons or communicates with spirits of the dead; necromancer. Related terms: sciomancy

Inflected forms

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