black magic
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black magic
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Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.
Witches are often accused of the same sort of Devil worship as the Black Magic followers.
Similar: black art, cacomagic, dark magic, black magic, goety, sorcery, witchcraft · Opposite: white magic
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A technology, process, etc., that is mysterious, esoteric; anything which appears to be almost magic to those who do not understand it.
This is the fact of a new and vitally interesting experiment in the realm of physics, psychology, and art. There is no trick to this, as tricks go, except the mathematical magic of simple physics. Of course, simple physics for one man is black magic for another.
Similar: black art
Opposite: white magic
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noun
Opposite: white magic
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noun magic derived from evil forces
| Español | magia negra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 흑마술 heungmasul |
| 日本語 | 黒魔法 kuro-mahō, 黒魔術 kuro-majutsu |
| 中文 | 黑魔法 hēimófǎ, 黑巫術 /黑巫术 hēiwūshù |
| हिन्दी | काला जादू kālā jādū, जादू jādū, यातु yātu |
| Português | magia negra |
| Français | magie noire |
| Deutsch | schwarze Magie, schwarze Kunst |
| Italiano | magia nera |
| Ελληνικά | μαύρη μαγεία mávri mageía |
| Română | magie neagră |
| Русский | чёрная ма́гия čórnaja mágija, колдовство́ koldovstvó |
| Tiếng Việt | tà thuật |
| العربية | سِحْر أَسْوَد siḥr ʔaswad |
| עברית | מַגְיָה שְׁחֹרָה mágya shḥorá, קֶסֶם אָפֵל qésem afél |
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