black magician
Practitioner of hexes
A black magician is someone who practices black magic—sorcery intended to harm others or invoke dark forces.
The term appears in fantasy fiction and occult contexts, where black magicians serve evil ends or consort with demons: The black magician had cursed the village.
In metaphorical use, it can describe someone who manipulates others through deceptive or malevolent means.
Invoked harm through words
- hexMalevolent incantation
- necromancerSummoner of the deceased
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
- evilProfound moral wickedness
sinister · diabolical · maleficent · baleful · malignant · infernal · shadowy · ominous
Performing magical incantations
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- charmAttractive personal quality
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
alchemy · transmutation · wizardry · witchcraft · voodoo · hoodoo · left-hand path · dark ritual
Cultural or social prohibition
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- unholyWicked, impious, sinful
anathema · illicit · outlawed · blasphemy · interdicted · unspeakable · shunned · transgressive
Ceremonial set of actions
- esotericAccessible to few
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- pentagramFive-pointed mystical star
- seanceRitual to contact spirits
summoning · incantation · sigil · invocation · conjuration · familiar · demon · spirit
curse
Invoked harm through words
- hexMalevolent incantation
- necromancerSummoner of the deceased
- warlockMale practitioner of dark magic
evil · sinister · diabolical · maleficent · baleful · malignant · infernal · shadowy · ominous · dark arts
spellcasting
Performing magical incantations
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- charmAttractive personal quality
bewitchment · alchemy · transmutation · wizardry · witchcraft · voodoo · hoodoo · left-hand path · dark ritual · spellwork
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- banishedForced to leave permanently
unholy · anathema · illicit · outlawed · blasphemy · interdicted · unspeakable · shunned · transgressive · heretical
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
seance · summoning · incantation · sigil · invocation · conjuration · familiar · demon · spirit · talisman
- magic userswizard, sorcerer, mage, witch, enchanter
- dark magesnecromancer, warlock, lich, demonologist, diabolist
- dark wizardsevil sorcerer, necromancer, warlock, lich, Voldemort
black magicianwhite magician
Sorcerer using powers for good
white witch · good witch · hedge witch · cunning folk · wise woman
black magicianhealer
One who restores health
medicine man · medicine woman · shaman · curandero · sage
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