malefic
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malefic
- /məˈlɛfɪk/
Where it comes from
From Latin maleficus.
adjective more malefic · most malefic
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Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
Wormwood [...] was associated with the rites of St. John's Eve, when a crown of the plant was made from its sprays for apotropaic purposes, to ward of malefic spirits.
Similar: evil, maleficent, malevolent, abandoned, arrant, bad, bad apple, bad seed, baleful, scurrilous, baneful, base
noun malefics
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A malefic planet.
In the previous condition of overcoming, it was notable that while the malefics could only maltreat by overcoming through a superior sign-based square, the benefics could bonify by overcoming through a superior square or trine.
Opposite: benefic
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