Necromancer

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Necromancer

( Deuteronomy 15:11 ), i.e., "one who interrogates the dead," as the word literally means, with the view of discovering the secrets of futurity (Compare 1 Samuel 28:7 ). (See DIVINATION .)

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Necromancer". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Dictionaries - King James Dictionary - Necromancer

Necromancer

One who inquires of the dead.
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a NECROMANCER. ( Deuteronomy 18:10-11 )

Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.

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"Entry for 'Necromancer'". Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. . New York, N.Y., 1999.