Nē'cro-mān'cy, n.

n. [Fr. nécromancie, Lat. necromantia, Gr. νεκρομαντεία, from νεκρός, dead, a dead body, and μαντεία, divination.] The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the art of magic; conjuration; enchantment.

This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy placed there. Drayton.