black art
black art · black arts
магія, фокус, чаклунство
чёрная магия
Magie, Zauber, Zauberei
A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magicA practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.
» Tom is a practitioner in the black arts.
Meaning
2 senses(in the plural, often)A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.
dabbling in the black arts
In 1690s Salem, anyone was at mortal risk of being accused of practicing the black arts.
чёрная ма́гияčórnaja mágija
(broadly, figuratively)A process that is esoteric or difficult to master.
Operating a hand card punch was something of a black art.
More definitions
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a practitioner in the black arts.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, etc.:
Forms
plural: black arts| Singular | black art |
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regular
Synonyms
39 synonymscraftB1magicA2black magicdark artdiableriebewitcherycharmworkconjurationconjuringdruidcraftdweomercraftdwimmerdwimmercraftenchantment
Close in meaning
- the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world:sorceryblack magicnecromancy