black magicnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌblæk ˈmædʒ.ɪk/us/ˌblæk ˈmædʒ.ɪk/a type of magic that is believed to use evil spirits (= people who cannot be seen) to do harmful things
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Magic
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- bewitch
- chalice
- conjure
- conjure sb/sth up
- curse
- evil
- hex
- hoodoo
- incantation
- legerdemain
- magical
- potion
- sleight of hand
- sorcery
- spell
- the evil eye idiom
- voodoo
- wizardry
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Examples from literature
- I do not believe that she could practice it, even if she wanted to—I do not believe in black magic.
- There is white magic and black magic.
- This indeed savored of the blackest magic.
- This was the cult of Satanism, or black magic.
- Witchcraft, then, is genuine magic—black magic of the devil's colour.