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单词 psychomancy
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Definition of psychomancy in English:

psychomancy

noun ˈsʌɪkə(ʊ)ˌmansi
  • Conjuration of, or communication with, the spirits or souls of the dead; necromancy.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Harrison (d. c1585), Brownist and writer. From psycho- + -mancy, in sense 1 after post-classical Latin psychomantia and its etymon Byzantine Greek ψυχομαντεία necromancy.

Definition of psychomancy in US English:

psychomancy

nounˈsʌɪkə(ʊ)ˌmansi
  • Conjuration of, or communication with, the spirits or souls of the dead; necromancy.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Harrison (d. c1585), Brownist and writer. From psycho- + -mancy, in sense 1 after post-classical Latin psychomantia and its etymon Byzantine Greek ψυχομαντεία necromancy.

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