01n.
The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in general; conjuration…
1.
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. See: Black art
“This palace standeth in the air,
By necromancy placèd there.”
— Drayton.