necromantic
Relating to death-magic
Necromantic describes things relating to necromancy—the supposed practice of communicating with the dead, often to predict the future or gain forbidden knowledge.
In fantasy fiction and games, necromantic powers typically involve raising corpses, summoning spirits, or drawing energy from death itself.
The word carries connotations of darkness and the forbidden: The villain's necromantic rituals required fresh graves.
More loosely, necromantic can describe anything that seems to bring the dead back to life or revive what was lost.
Ceremonial set of actions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
witchcraft · black magic · dark arts · forbidden · arcane · hex · curse · enchantment
Revival from death
- reanimationRestoration of life
- corpseDeceased human body
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- zombieReanimated dead body
skeleton · lich · ghoul · revenant · cadaver · summoning · conjuring · spirits
Plot for interring the dead
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
- tombstoneMemorial stone at grave
catacomb · sepulcher · charnel · ossuary · shroud · coffin · funeral · moonlit
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
unsettling · dreadful · ghastly · creepy · spooky · unnerving · haunting · otherworldly
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- spellcastingPerforming magical incantations
sorcery · witchcraft · black magic · dark arts · forbidden · arcane · hex · curse · enchantment · conjuration
resurrection
Revival from death
- reanimationRestoration of life
- corpseDeceased human body
- undeadDeceased yet animate
zombie · skeleton · lich · ghoul · revenant · cadaver · summoning · conjuring · spirits · séance
graveyard
Plot for interring the dead
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- mausoleumMonumental building for interment
tombstone · catacomb · sepulcher · charnel · ossuary · shroud · coffin · funeral · moonlit · candlelit
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- chillingCausing fear or cold
uncanny · unsettling · dreadful · ghastly · creepy · spooky · unnerving · haunting · otherworldly · supernatural
necromanticlife-giving
Sustaining or restoring vitality
vivifying · life-affirming · vital · animating · vitalizing
necromanticholy
Dedicated to the divine
sacred · divine · sanctified · blessed · consecrated
necropolis, necromancy, necromancer, necrosis, necrotic, necrology, necrophilia, necrotizing, necrophiliac