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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black art, cacomagic, dark magic
Antonyms: white magic
A technology, process, etc., that is mysterious, esoteric; anything which appears to be almost magic to those who do not understand it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black art
Antonyms: none provided
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sorcery, black art, necromancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magic, thaumaturgy
Narrower terms: witchcraft, witchery, enchantment, bewitchment, diabolism, demonism, Satanism, obiism
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
سِحْر أَسْوَد
(siḥr ʔaswad)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Bulgarian:
че́рна ма́гия
(čérna mágija)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Catalan:
màgia negra
— magic derived from evil forces
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Cebuano:
barang
— magic derived from evil forces
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Chinese Mandarin:
黑魔法
(hēimófǎ)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Chinese Mandarin:
黑巫術 /黑巫术
(hēiwūshù)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Czech:
černá magie
— magic derived from evil forces
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Danish:
sortekunst
— magic derived from evil forces
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Danish:
sort magi
— magic derived from evil forces
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Dutch:
zwarte magie
— magic derived from evil forces
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Faroese:
gandur
— magic derived from evil forces
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Finnish:
musta magia
— magic derived from evil forces
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French:
magie noire
— magic derived from evil forces
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Old French:
deablie
— magic derived from evil forces
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Georgian:
შავი მაგია
(šavi magia)
— magic derived from evil forces
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German:
schwarze Magie
— magic derived from evil forces
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German:
schwarze Kunst
— magic derived from evil forces
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Greek:
μαύρη μαγεία
(mávri mageía)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Hebrew:
מַגְיָה שְׁחֹרָה
(mágya shḥorá)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Hebrew:
קֶסֶם אָפֵל
(qésem afél)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Hindi:
काला जादू
(kālā jādū)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Hindi:
जादू
(jādū)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Hindi:
यातु
(yātu)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Hungarian:
fekete mágia
— magic derived from evil forces
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Icelandic:
svartagaldur
— magic derived from evil forces
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Igbo:
ogwu
— magic derived from evil forces
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Indonesian:
ilmu hitam
— magic derived from evil forces
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Indonesian:
santet
— magic derived from evil forces
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Irish:
ealaín dhubh
— magic derived from evil forces
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Irish:
dubhealaín
— magic derived from evil forces
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Italian:
magia nera
— magic derived from evil forces
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Japanese:
黒魔法
(kuro-mahō)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Japanese:
黒魔術
(kuro-majutsu)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Korean:
흑마술
(heungmasul)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Latin:
maleficium
— magic derived from evil forces
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Latin:
magia malefica
— magic derived from evil forces
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Latin:
veneficium
— magic derived from evil forces
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Latin:
goētīa
— magic derived from evil forces
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Manx:
buitcheraght
— magic derived from evil forces
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Manx:
doo-chliaghtey
— magic derived from evil forces
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Manx:
doo-ellyn
— magic derived from evil forces
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Marathi:
काळी जादू
(kāḷī jādū)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Muna:
dhoti
— magic derived from evil forces
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Norwegian Bokmål:
svart magi
— magic derived from evil forces
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
svart magi
— magic derived from evil forces
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Occitan:
magia negra
— magic derived from evil forces
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Old Norse:
fordæðuskapr
— magic derived from evil forces
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Persian:
جادوی سیاه
(jâdu-ye siyâh)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Polish:
czarna magia
— magic derived from evil forces
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Portuguese:
magia negra
— magic derived from evil forces
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Romanian:
magie neagră
— magic derived from evil forces
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Russian:
чёрная ма́гия
(čórnaja mágija)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Russian:
колдовство́
(koldovstvó)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Sanskrit:
यातु
(yātu)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Scots:
sorcery
— magic derived from evil forces
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Scottish Gaelic:
sgoil-dubh
— magic derived from evil forces
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Serbo-Croatian:
црна магија
— magic derived from evil forces
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Serbo-Croatian:
crna magija
— magic derived from evil forces
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Slovak:
čierna mágia
— magic derived from evil forces
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Spanish:
magia negra
— magic derived from evil forces
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Swedish:
svartkonst
— magic derived from evil forces
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Tagalog:
mahika negra
— magic derived from evil forces
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Thai:
คุณไสย
(kun-sǎi)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Thai:
มนตร์ดํา
— magic derived from evil forces
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Turkish:
kara büyü
— magic derived from evil forces
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Ukrainian:
чо́рна ма́гія
(čórna máhija)
— magic derived from evil forces
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Vietnamese:
tà thuật
— magic derived from evil forces
