Black Magic

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Black magic is the use of supernatural powers for evil or selfish purposes—summoning demons, cursing enemies, causing harm.

It contrasts with white magic, which serves benevolent ends.

The term extends to any practice that seems sinister or manipulative: The accountant worked some black magic to hide those losses.

Also spelled as one word.

Related

voodoo · witch doctor · dark arts · occult · spell · ritual · blood ritual · necromancy · demon · devil worship · satanic rites · evil · forbidden · conjure · incantation · cauldron · grimoire · shadow

Categories
Opposites
moral alignment of supernatural practice

Black Magicwhite magic

Benevolent supernatural practice

healing magic · light magic · blessing · benediction · theurgy

supernatural vs. natural worldview

Black Magicscience

Systematic study through observation

empiricism · skepticism · materialism · naturalism · scientific method

religious orthodoxy

Black Magicprayer

Address to deity

divine grace · sacrament · holy rites · sacred ritual · worship

Family

black, magic, blacks, blacker, blackest, blacken, blackened, blackening, blackness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG