black magic

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black magic

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  1. uncountable 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

  2. broadly, figuratively, uncountable 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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Opposite: white magic

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noun magic derived from evil forces

Españolmagia negra
한국어흑마술 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
हिन्दीकाला जादू kālā jādū, जादू jādū, यातु yātu
Portuguêsmagia negra
Françaismagie noire
Deutschschwarze Magie, schwarze Kunst
Italianomagia nera
Ελληνικάμαύρη μαγεία mávri mageía
Românămagie neagră
Русскийчёрная ма́гия čórnaja mágija, колдовство́ koldovstvó
Tiếng Việttà thuật
العربيةسِحْر أَسْوَد siḥr ʔaswad
עבריתמַגְיָה שְׁחֹרָה mágya shḥorá, קֶסֶם אָפֵל qésem afél

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@misc{black_magic_2026,
  title = {black magic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20magic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}