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What (who) is black magic - definition

MAGIC USED FOR EVIL AND SELFISH PURPOSES
Black Magic; Black Magician; Nigromancy; Black Magick; Black magick; Demonolatry; Dark Magic; Dark magick; Dark magic; Artes prohibitae
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Body putty consisting of a cream hardener and putty-like mixture. Used in Ohio for vehicle body repair.
I'm going to use black magic on that rusted section of fender.
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<jargon> (Or "FM") A technique that works, though nobody really understands why. More obscure than {voodoo programming}, which may be done by cookbook. Compare black art, deep magic, and magic number. (2001-04-30)
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n. to practice black magic

Wikipedia

Black magic

Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 1456.

In 1597, King James VI and I published a treatise, Daemonologie, a philosophical dissertation describing contemporary necromancy and the historical relationships between the various methods of divination used in black magic. This book is believed to be one of the main sources used by William Shakespeare in the production of Macbeth.

During his period of scholarship, A. E. Waite provided a comprehensive account of black magic practices, rituals and traditions in The Book of Ceremonial Magic (1911).

Examples of use of black magic
1. The maid confessed of practicing black magic on being confronted.
2. Kony‘s rituals include elements of Christianity, Islam and black magic.
3. Bush the clueless (on the left) and Shadywallah from the dark school of black magic.
4. They thought Bill was trying to make Barack‘s quest into a black magic fable.
5. Later under Christianity, this black magic became one of the seven sins.