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View synonyms for black art

black art

noun

  1. witchcraft; magic.


black art

noun

  1. the black art
    another name for black magic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of black art1

First recorded in 1580–90
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Example Sentences

She was charged, however, probably by the hostile priests, with the possession of the black art.

The Earl was a leader of the Irish; he was very skilful at weapons, and deep in the black art.

A most extraordinary account of the Black Art, as instanced in the custom known as burying the sheaf comes from co.

All the rest of the company saw the small volume, and took it for a book of the black art.

She tormented the nuns at night, and, to assist her in the black art, she kept a considerable number of cats.

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