Definition

1. 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

1. one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
2. one who practices magic or sorcery