What is the meaning of the word "necromancy?

Answer 1

Necromancy is the black art of communicating with the dead. This is usually done to obtain information about the future, but can also be used for other purposes, such as getting the dead to perform deeds of which humans are not capable. The conjurer often stood in a circle, such as a pentagram, in order to protect himself from the dead spirit, yet he was often overpowered by the spirit.

Answer 2

Necromancy (Greek νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form of divination in which the practitioner seeks to summon the spirits of the dead, called "operative spirits" or "spirits of divination", for multiple reasons, from spiritual protection to wisdom. The word necromancy derives from the Greek νεκρός (nekrós), "dead", and μαντεία (manteía), "divination". However, since the Middle Ages, necromancy has come to be associated more broadly with black magic and demon-summoning in general, sometimes losing its earlier, more specialized meaning – the forceful application of a dead spirit to a human body using astronomical energy.

Answer 3

Necromancy (Greek νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form of divination in which the practitioner seeks to summon the spirits of the dead, called "operative spirits" or "spirits of divination", for multiple reasons, from spiritual protection to wisdom. The word necromancy derives from the Greek νεκρός (nekrós), "dead", and μαντεία (manteía), "divination". However, since the Middle Ages, necromancy has come to be associated more broadly with black magic and demon-summoning in general, sometimes losing its earlier, more specialized meaning – the forceful application of a dead spirit to a human body using astronomical energy.

Answer 4

Necromancy is the name of a subtype of black magic,it is about communicating with dead people,making them do things for you. it is accepted as the darkest kind of magic in many cultures.

Answer 5

Just like everyone else said, it's communicating with the dead. What's the difference between this, and talking to a headstone in a cemetery? You just have to stay in control and not lose confidence when you chat with the departed for whatever reason.

Answer 6

Necro means "the dead" and -mancy means "divinition by". So Necromancy means divinition by communicating with the dead.

Answer 7

1 : conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events
2 : MAGIC, SORCERY

Answer 8

Bringing back the dead (as undead and/or zombies), also 'the dark arts' in magic, those having to do with DEATH.