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WHITE MAGIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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))