Defn: One who gives an account of deaths.
NECROLOGY Ne*crol"o*gy, n.; pl. Necrologies. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. nécrologie. See Necromancy.]
Defn: An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.
NECROMANCER
Nec"ro*man`cer, n.
Defn: One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.
NECROMANCY Nec"ro*man`cy, n. Etym: [OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie, OF. nigromance, F. nécromance, nécromancie, from L. necromantia, Gr. necare to kill, Skr. na() to perish, vanish) + mania. See Mania, and cf. Internecine, Noxious. The old spelling is due to confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.]
Defn: The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art. This palace standeth in the air, By necromancy placèd there. Drayton.
NECROMANTIC
Nec`ro*man"tic, n.
Defn: Conjuration. [R.]
With all the necromantics of their art. Young.
NECROMANTIC; NECROMANTICAL
Nec`ro*man"tic, Nec`ro*man"tic*al, a.