necromancy

Example Sentences

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The Catholic Church had strict rules against necromancy, communication with the dead.

From Literature

Social media users have questioned the ethics of the multiple-scene cameo, with some calling it “digital necromancy.”

From Los Angeles Times

But there’s a difference between breathing new life into a three-decade-old title and whatever awkward necromancy unnaturally extending the life of “Frasier” achieves without adding fresh layers to its eponymous figure.

From Salon

On that plot description alone, “Perpetrator” may sound conventional — like “Veronica Mars” but with a touch of necromancy.

From Los Angeles Times

Unless Musk is beta testing some type of necromancy technology and got it to work – neither scenario is likely – that did not happen.

From Salon