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black magic

American  

noun

  1. magic used for evil purposes; witchcraft; sorcery (contrasted with white magic).

black magic British  

noun

  1. magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil

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"Black magic" is still practised in some parts of India - people believe the rituals could bring prosperity, help childless women bear children, cure illnesses and even produce more rainfall.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022

That sketch, I just feel like I got all this Black magic in it.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2020

Black magic brings slimy creatures to a Hollywood mansion for a couple’s party.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2019

Black magic has been a disconcertingly central theme of western art for centuries.

From The Guardian • Dec. 17, 2012

"Black magic," repeated Flambeau in a low voice, for he was too enlightened a man not to know of such things; "but what can these other things mean?"

From The Innocence of Father Brown by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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