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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

मrite-विद्या

Native Script:मृत विद्या

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mrit vidya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Necromancy/ˈnɛk.rəˌmæn.si/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15420 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने प्राचीन ग्रंथों में मrite-विद्या का अध्ययन किया।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The supposed practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict future events.

    "The fantasy novel featured a dark wizard who practiced necromancy to raise an army of the undead."
  2. 2

    Black magic, sorcery, or witchcraft in general.

    "Medieval authorities strictly forbade any dealings with alchemy and necromancy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English word 'necromancie', via Old French from late Latin 'necromantia', which traces back to the Greek 'nekromanteia', combining 'nekros' (corpse) and 'manteia' (divination). Historically used since the 13th century to describe the supposed practice of communicating with the dead to predict future events or gain hidden knowledge.

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