nekromansya

Cebuano

Etymology

From English necromancy, from Old French nigromancie, from Medieval Latin nigromantia, from Latin necromantia, from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía), νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧kro‧man‧sya

Noun

nekromansya

1. divination involving the dead or death
2. any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead