necromancy
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On that plot description alone, “Perpetrator” may sound conventional — like “Veronica Mars” but with a touch of necromancy.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Seeing dead people may seem like a curse, but to the teenage protagonist of the gothic, good-humored “Darby and the Dead,” necromancy is a Friday-night side hustle.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022
Instead of necromancy, however, he uses advanced technology and bioengineering to produce advanced cyborgs that are stronger and smarter than most humans and work Off-world in performing a myriad of dangerous and hazardous tasks.
From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022
“It’s a form of necromancy that academics do all the time,” noted Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, “and that’s what we get paid for.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019
The Catholic Church had strict rules against necromancy, communication with the dead.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing necromancy
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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