English
Noun
white magic (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) Magic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 238:
- Widespread popular tolerance of white magic thus helped to mitigate the rigours of the law.
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magic derived from benign forces
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 白魔法 (báimófǎ), 白巫術, 白巫术 (báiwūshù)
- Finnish: taikuus (fi), taikuruus
- French: magie blanche (fr) f
- Japanese: 白魔術 (shiromajutsu)
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- Latin: magia benefica
- Russian: бе́лая ма́гия f (bélaja mágija)
- Spanish: magia blanca f
- Swedish: vit magi c
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