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necromancy vs fortune telling

fortune telling vs necromancy

necromancy and fortune telling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
necromancy Yes No No No
fortune telling Yes No No No
As nouns, fortune telling is a hypernym of necromancy; that is, fortune telling is a word with a broader meaning than necromancy:
  • necromancy: conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  • fortune telling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of necromancy include divination, foretelling, soothsaying.
necromancy (noun) fortune telling (noun)
conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Difference between necromancy and fortune telling

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