Necromancy
(Nec"ro*man`cy) n. [OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie, OF. nigromance, F. nécromance,
nécromancie, from L. necromantia, Gr. a dead body (akin to L. necare to kill, Skr. na() to perish, vanish)
+ divination, fr. diviner, seer, akin to E. mania. See Mania, and cf. Internecine, Noxious. The old
spelling is due to confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.] The art of revealing future
events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment.
See Black art.
This palace standeth in the air,
By necromancy placèd there.
Drayton. Necromantic
(Nec`ro*man"tic) n. Conjuration. [R.]
With all the necromantics of their art.
Young. Necromantic
(Nec`ro*man"tic Nec`ro*man"tic*al) , a. Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy.
— Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly, adv.
Necronite
(Nec"ro*nite) n. [Gr. a dead body.] (Min.) Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck,
exhales a fetid odor.
Necrophagan
(Ne*croph"a*gan) a. [See Necrophagous.] (Zoöl.) Eating carrion. — n. (Zoöl.) Any
species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.
Necrophagous
(Ne*croph"a*gous) a. [Gr. eating corpses; a dead body + to eat: cf. F. nécrophage.] (Zoöl.)
Of or pertaining to the Necrophaga; eating carrion. See Necrophagan.
Necrophobia
(Nec`ro*pho"bi*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. a dead body + to fear.] An exaggerated fear of death
or horror of dead bodies.
Necrophore
(Nec"ro*phore) n. [Gr. a dead body + to bear.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of
beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; — called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton
beetle.
Necropolis
(Ne*crop"o*lis) n.; pl. Necropolises [NL., fr. Gr. a dead body, adj., dead + city.] A city
of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial
places; a graveyard.
Necropsy
(Nec"rop*sy) n. [Gr. a dead body + sight: cf. F. nécropsie.] (Med.) A post-mortem examination
or inspection; an autopsy. See Autopsy.
Necroscopic
(Nec`ro*scop"ic Nec`ro*scop"ic*al) , a. -scope.]—> Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.
Necrose
(Ne*crose") v. t. & i. (Med.) To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis. Quain.
