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black witch

A witch who practices magic for the purposes of evil. In medieval times such a person may have been called a sorcerer. In the Santería religion a black witch (also known as a mayombero”) is a “santero” who specializes in necromancy, revenge and the destruction of human life.
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"He got his phone out and put it to my face and he started calling me a 'black witch' he is constantly mocking me for my face I have melasma on my face he put the phone to my face and he was saying all sorts of obscenities.
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The Iron Flower: The Black Witch Chronicles, Book 2.
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In the play, Ephedra looks, sounds, and acts like a witch, in her creepy black witch duds and black pointy hat as she raises her broomstick to the sky, vows revenge on her enemies, bares her pointy teeth, and lets out a blood-curdling shriek.
The female characters of Breath, Eyes, Memory; I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem; and Paradise attain spiritual freedom through the practice of African diaspora religions, namely Vodou, Candomble, and "witchcraft." While the topic of African spiritual consciousness is not new, reading African religious practices through the lens of diasporic continuity and transnationalism solidifies the analytical framework of the book.
So to be precise, I packed a black witch's outfit complete with wig as I didn't want to be the odd one out.
Synopsis: "Black Witch" is the true story of the death of Steve Scott's daughter and the aftermath of that life changing event.
Self-proclaimed 'black witch' Margaret Carroll and her daughter Katrina Livingstone had taken a cocktail of pills after a Ouija board session, Durham Crown Court heard.
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