necromancy
noun [U] /ˈnek.rə.mæn.si/Definition
› the act of communicating with the dead in order to discover what is going to happen in the future, or black magic (= magic used for bad purposes)Souls, spirits and ghosts necromancer /-sər/
/-sɚ/ noun [C] Souls, spirits and ghosts
/-sɚ/ noun [C] Souls, spirits and ghosts (Definition of necromancy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- apparition noun
- astral plane noun
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- chi noun
- familiar noun
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- ghostly adjective
- haunt verb (SPIRIT)
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- phantom noun
- poltergeist noun
- possessed adjective (CONTROL)
- reincarnation noun
- spectral adjective (GHOST)
- spectre noun
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