black+magic

  • 71black arts, the — noun plural 1. ) OLD FASHIONED the practice of BLACK MAGIC 2. ) the black arts or the black art HUMOROUS a skill or method for achieving things in a clever but dishonest way: a master of the black art of political spin …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 72black art — n also the black arts [plural] ↑black magic …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 73black art — (also black arts) ► NOUN ▪ black magic …

    English terms dictionary

  • 74black art — n. BLACK MAGIC: with the …

    English World dictionary

  • 75black art — black magic, witchcraft, sorcery …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 76magic —    A superior power created by the combining of inner power with supernatural forces and beings such as ANGELs and DEMONs. The term magic is derived from Greek, either from megus, which means “great” (as in “great” science); from magein,… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 77Magic (paranormal) — For related ideas, see Magic (disambiguation). Magia redirects here. For other uses, see Magia (disambiguation). Magical redirects here. For the song, see Magical (song). Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses by John William Waterhouse Magic …

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  • 78Black Mass —    An obscene parody of the Catholic Holy Mass at which the DEVIL is worshipped. During the Inquisition, witch hunters and demonologists claimed that witches or any heretics frequently performed Black Masses as part of their infernal SABBATs with …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 79magic — /maj ik/, n. 1. the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic. 2. the art of producing a desired effect or result through the …

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  • 80MAGIC — Early Magic Broadly defined, magic is a system of non canonical ritual practices aiming at changing reality. In early Jewish magic this system was based on the use of powerful verbal performative formulae – incantations – whose oral or written… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism