English > necromancer: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | One who practices magic or sorcery. |
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| Synonyms | sorcerer, magician, wizard, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist |
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| Instances | Cagliostro, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, Giuseppe Balsamo | Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795) |
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| Narrower | enchanter | A sorcerer or magician |
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| exorcist, exorciser | someone who practices exorcism |
| magus | A magician or sorcerer of ancient times |
| sorceress | A woman sorcerer |
| witch doctor | someone who is believed to heal through magical powers |
| Broader | occultist | A believer in occultism |
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| Spanish | bruja, brujo, encantadora, encantador, hechicero, maga, mago, taumaturgo |
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| Catalan | bruixot, fetiller, màgic, mag |
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| Nouns | necromancy | the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world |
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