Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Necronomicon
Latin translation:
book of the dead names
Added to glossary by
Albert Golub
May 25, 2001 21:21
22 yrs ago
English term
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Necronomicon
English to Latin
Art/Literary
H.P.Lovecraft invented this book. What is it's actual meaning? What parts make the meaning?
Proposed translations
(Latin)
| 0 | book of the dead names |
Albert Golub
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| 0 | Book of the dead |
Elise Hendrick
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| 0 | Necro means death, and nomicon (is like a catalogue) |
Clara Albornoz
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Proposed translations
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book of the dead names
not from latin but from greek
nekros= corpse,dead
con=from "lexi-con
nomi= nome in latin must have a grrek origin too
good luck
i loved Ctulhu and Dagon
nekros= corpse,dead
con=from "lexi-con
nomi= nome in latin must have a grrek origin too
good luck
i loved Ctulhu and Dagon
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Book of the dead
I agree more or less with the other response. However, I am pretty sure there was a Necromicon before HP Lovecraft.
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Necro means death, and nomicon (is like a catalogue)
then is like a catalogue of death things
like dead people or like magic that can turn deads alive!
Hope this explanation helps!
like dead people or like magic that can turn deads alive!
Hope this explanation helps!
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