Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Magic practiced for evil purposes or in league with supposed evil spirits; witchcraft.
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- noun idiomatic
Magic derived fromevil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
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Examples
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There was a certain juju-man that he “worshipped” who was teaching him the ways of black magic, and he followed that man everywhere, begging him for stronger and stronger juju.
Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010
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There was a certain juju-man that he “worshipped” who was teaching him the ways of black magic, and he followed that man everywhere, begging him for stronger and stronger juju.
Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010
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There was a certain juju-man that he “worshipped” who was teaching him the ways of black magic, and he followed that man everywhere, begging him for stronger and stronger juju.
Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010
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He was not accused of black magic, like his father.
In the Days of Chivalry Evelyn Everett-Green 1894
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If you bothered to read the article, you'd know that it is possible that black magic was at work here.
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They're in his leg and everything, with "no signs of outside wounds on the boy". dlewis6: If you bothered to read the article, you'd know that it is possible that black magic was at work here.
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They're in his leg and everything, with "no signs of outside wounds on the boy". dlewis6: If you bothered to read the article, you'd know that it is possible that black magic was at work here.
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If you bothered to read the article, you'd know that it is possible that black magic was at work here.
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If you bothered to read the article, you'd know that it is possible that black magic was at work here.
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