Meaning of the word necromancer in English

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necromancer

US /ˈnek.rə.mæn.sɚ/
UK /ˈnek.rə.mæn.sɚ/

Noun

1.

someone who claims to communicate with the dead in order to discover what is going to happen in the future, or who is involved in black magic (= magic used for bad purposes):

Example:
Leonardo da Vinci was thought to be a necromancer due to his extensive knowledge of human anatomy and his study of dead bodies.
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