What's the difference between necromancer and necromancy?

Necromancer


Definition:

  • (n.) One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As well as playing Smaug, Cumberbatch is voicing the Necromancer, the evil Mirkwood sorcerer who is revealed in the Lord of the Rings to be the evil spirit Sauron.
  • (2) The British actor plays a headline-grabbing villain role in the next Star Trek film, titled Into Darkness, and is voicing both the dragon, Smaug , and the Necromancer in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy .
  • (3) Soulfly's Max Cavalera would mentor Rough Copy, with Barlow joining them around the piano for a rendition of the week's tune: Sepultura's Necromancer .

Necromancy


Definition:

  • (n.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) They also set out a clear thrash blueprint: grow your hair, call your fan club something provocative like Slatanic Wermacht, wear denim and write songs about Nazis, necromancy and general evil stuff.
  • (2) Oh, you expect the usual stampede of misbehaviour; the filth and necromancy, the lying and preening.

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