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white magic

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white magic
n.
Magic or incantation practiced for good purposes or as a counter to evil.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.white magicwhite magic - magic used only for good purposes    
magic, thaumaturgy - any art that invokes supernatural powers
theurgy - white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)


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Yet these powers are ever used for good, and they are the gift of God and not of the devil, which is the difference betwixt white magic and black.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
Over Uncle Stephen's Walk, where the snow had fallen smoothly, a spell of white magic had been woven.
The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
And after the light went out he walked alone, taking the heavens into his confidence, unable to tear himself away from the white magic of the night, unwilling to sleep because longing was so sweet to him, and because, for the first time since first the hills were hung with moonlight, there was a lover in the world.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
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