necromancer
/'nekroumænsə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A practitioner of necromancy: A person who claims to communicate with or conjure the dead, often to predict the future or obtain hidden knowledge.
- A sorcerer or magician: More broadly, a person who practices magic or sorcery, especially of a dark or mysterious nature.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The ancient text described a powerful necromancer who could summon spirits from the underworld.
- In the story, the hero sought advice from a necromancer to learn the truth about his father's death.
- She was accused of being a necromancer for her strange rituals in the graveyard at night.
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Literary Context: The term is often used in historical, fantasy, or horror contexts to describe a character with specific, forbidden magical powers related to death.
- The king's court feared the old necromancer living in the swamp.
Variants and Related Words
- Necromancy (n): The practice of magic involving communication with the dead; the black art of conjuring spirits.
- He was a scholar of forbidden arts, specializing in necromancy.
- Necromantic (adj): Relating to or characteristic of necromancy.
- They discovered a book filled with necromantic symbols.
Synonyms
- Sorcerer/Sorceress: A person who uses magic, often with connotations of evil or dark arts.
- Conjurer: One who summons spirits or performs magic tricks.
- Medium: A person who claims to act as a channel of communication between the living and the dead (specifically for communication, not necessarily control).
Related Phrases
- Practitioner of the dark arts: A general phrase for someone who uses forbidden or malevolent magic, which can include a necromancer.
Noun
- one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
- one who practices magic or sorcery