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Meanings of necromancy in English

Portuguese
poder mágico
Catalan
bruixeria
Spanish
magia negra

The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world.

poder mágico
Usage of necromancy in English
1
They used necromancy so she could suffer longer than was humanly possible.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
2
It would take nothing short of necromancy to effect such a transformation.
Oracle's Queen
3
You should know better about necromancy than anyone, after being Niryn's lapdog.
Oracle's Queen
4
Whatever animated them was like my own power, some sort of necromancy.
Bloody Bones
5
The necromancy and black art of all antiquity are childish by comparison.
Steam, Steel and Electricity
6
He's giving me lessons in necromancy and the black art of crows.
Pearl of Pearl Island
7
He had seen necromancy before, but never so close, nor so powerful.
Relic of the Dawn
8
The manner of Spike's escape was simple enough, and without any necromancy.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
9
In fact, I'm willing to bet you aren't bad at necromancy yourself.
Dead beat
10
He had mastered necromancy and sorcery, astrology and mathematics, divination and scrying.
The Alchemyst
11
If there is any magic to this, it's too clean for necromancy.
Casket of Souls
12
But the munin is a tool like your guns or your necromancy.
Blue Moon
13
Would you be able to keep death from her with your necromancy?
Bloody Bones
14
Alchemy was starting to look a great deal like necromancy again.
Shadows Return
15
I would use my necromancy and try to break the spell.
Danse Macabre
16
Despite what you Skalans think, the Plenimaran people have no love for necromancy.
Shadows Return
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