necromancy

The practice of supposedly communicating with the spirits of the dead in order to predict the future.

Black magic; sorcery.

Magic qualities.

Divination by calling up the spirits of the dead and conversing with them; the pretended summoning of apparitions of the dead in order that they may answer questions.

The art of magic in general; enchantment; conjuration; the black art.

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.

Divination involving the dead or death.

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying