white magic

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white magic

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  1. idiomatic, uncountable Magic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid. Widespread popular tolerance of white magic thus helped to mitigate the rigours of the law.

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noun magic derived from benign forces

Españolmagia blanca
日本語白魔術 shiromajutsu
中文白魔法 báimófǎ, 白巫術 /白巫术 báiwūshù
Françaismagie blanche
Русскийбе́лая ма́гия bélaja mágija

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@misc{white_magic_2026,
  title = {white magic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20magic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}