WHITE MAGIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Magic used only for good purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("white magic" is a kind of...):

magic; thaumaturgy (any art that invokes supernatural powers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "white magic"):

theurgy (white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists))

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