necromancia

See also: necromancía

Portuguese

Noun

necromancia f (plural necromancias)

  1. necromancy (divination involving the dead)
    Synonym: nigromancia
  2. necromancy (sorcery involving reanimating the dead)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin necromantīa, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), from νεκρός (nekrós, dead) + μαντεία (manteía, divination).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /nekɾoˈmanθja/ [ne.kɾoˈmãn̟.θja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /nekɾoˈmansja/ [ne.kɾoˈmãn.sja]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: ne‧cro‧man‧cia

Noun

necromancia f (uncountable)

  1. necromancy

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