black magic

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Noun

black magic (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.

Usage notes

When referring to advanced technology, calling something (plain) magic means that it is not understood, but implies that it can be by those versed in the field. Black magic, on the other hand, implies that few understand it.

Derived terms

• black magician

Coordinate terms

• gray magic -- see also Gray Magic on Wikipedia
• white magic

Translations

magic derived from evil forces

• Arabic: سحر أسود (ar) (siHr 'áswad) m
• Bulgarian: черна магия (bg) (čérna mágija) f 
• Catalan: màgia negra (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黑魔法 (cmn) (hēi mófǎ), 黑巫術 (cmn), 黑巫术 (cmn) (hēi wūshù)

• Czech: černá magie (cs) f
• Finnish: musta magia (fi)
• French: magie noire (fr) f
• German: schwarze Magie (de) f, schwarze Kunst (de) f
• Greek: μαύρη μαγεία (el) (mávri mageía) f 
• Icelandic: svartagaldur (is)
• Italian: magia nera (it) f
• Japanese: 黒魔術 (ja) (くろまじゅつ, kuro-majutsu)
• Korean: 흑마술 (ko) (heukmasul) (黑巫術 (ko))

• Latin: magia malefica (la) f, veneficium (la) n
• Marathi: काळी जादू (mr) (kaḷī jādū) f
• Persian: جادوی سیاه (fa) (jâdu-ye siyâh)
• Polish: czarna magia (pl) f
• Portuguese: magia negra (pt) f
• Russian: чёрная магия (ru) (čórnaja mágija) f , колдовство (ru) (koldovstvó) n 
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: црна магија (sh) f

  Roman: crna magija (sh) f

• Slovak: čierna mágia (sk) f
• Spanish: mágica negra (es) f, magia negra (es) f
• Swedish: svartkonst (sv) c
• Tagalog: mahika negra (tl)
• Turkish: kara büyü (tr)

See also

• Black magic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia