negromanzia

Italian

Alternative forms

• necromanzia (only when used in its narrower sense)

Etymology

From Latin necromantīa (with influence from negro), from Ancient Greek νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /ne.ɡro.manˈt͡si.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ne‧gro‧man‧zì‧a

Noun

negromanzia f (plural negromanzie)

1. necromancy, specifically:
2. divination involving the dead or death
3. (by extension) any sort of sorcery or witchcraft

Related terms

• negromante