Black magic
Black magic noun - The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world.
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Dark arts and black magic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dark arts" instead a noun phrase "Black magic".
Dark arts
Black magic and dark arts are semantically related. You can use "Black magic" instead a noun phrase "Dark arts".
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Powers: While a good witch tends to be an earthy nature child, the bad version practices Black Magic and The Dark Arts and probably trucks with the devil or some other power of evil.
Source: Wicked Witch -
In Buffy the Vampire Slayer all magic is Black Magic, and is referred to as the 'dark arts', though some spells are more corrupting than others.
Source: Black Magic -
Black Magic: Two of the Dark Arts, Infernomancy and Necromancy, are classified this way - but only because of the social stigma that comes with researching these two.
Source: Roleplay / Syrellia
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