One who pretended to discover unknown and future events by summoning and interrogating the dead, Deuteronomy 18:10,11 , a crime punishable by stoning to death, Leviticus 20:27 . See SORCERER . No good reason can be given for believing that such pretended communications with departed spirits are less offensive to God now than in the time of Moses.
Although written in 1859 by William Rand, this dictionary of the Bible from the American Tract Society is still relevant today.Wikipedia
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