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

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