black art

English

Noun

black art (plural black arts)

1. A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.
2. (figuratively, by extension) A process that is mysterious or difficult to master.

   Operating a hand card punch was something of a black art.

Synonyms

• dark art

Translations

witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 妖术 (zh) (yāoshù), 魔法 (zh) (mófǎ)

• Greek: μαύρη μαγεία (mavri magia) f ⁽¹⁾
• Latin: veneficium
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• Polish: czarna magia (pl) f
• Russian: чёрная ма́гия (ru) f (čórnaja mágija)
• Swedish: svartkonst c (1)

Anagrams

• black rat, black tar