Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Necromancy
necromancy, n. [L < Gk. 'death, dead bodies, dead tissue'.]
- Conjuration; enchantment; incantation; art of communication with the dead; [fig.] poetry; language power; muse of creative writing; [metaphor] sublimity; catharsis; aching beauty.
- Illusion; prestidigitation; magic tricks; sleight of hand; casting a spell.
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