1.
[syn: sorcerer, magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist]
2. one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Necromancer \Nec"ro*man`cer\, n.
One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
necromancer
n 1: one who practices magic or sorcery [syn: sorcerer,
magician, wizard, necromancer, thaumaturge,
thaumaturgist]
2: one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "necromancer":
Comus, Faust, automatist, charmer, conjurer, diabolist, diviner,
dowser, ecstatic, enchanter, mage, magus, medium, miracle-worker,
psychic, psychographist, sorcerer, spirit rapper, spiritist,
spiritualist, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, voodooist,
warlock, water witch, wizard
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Necromancer
(Deut. 15:11), i.e., "one who interrogates the dead," as the
word literally means, with the view of discovering the secrets
of futurity (comp. 1 Sam. 28:7). (See DIVINATION.)