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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world [syn: sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Black art Black" art` The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic. Note: This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy, under the idea that the latter term was derived from niger black, instead of nekro`s, a dead person, and mantei`a, divination. --Wright.
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
Magic, conjuration, sorcery, diabolic art, necromancy, witchcraft, witchery, black magic (in contrast to white, or innocent), magical art.
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
The art of picking a lock. Cant.
