white magic

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Noun

white magic (uncountable)

1. (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, published 2012, page 238:

     Widespread popular tolerance of white magic thus helped to mitigate the rigours of the law.

Coordinate terms

• gray magic
• black magic

Derived terms

• white magician
• white wizard
• white witch

Translations

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)
• Latin: magia benefica
• Polish: biała magia (pl) f
• Russian: бе́лая ма́гия (ru) f (bélaja mágija)
• Spanish: magia blanca f
• Swedish: vit magi c
• Ukrainian: бі́ла ма́гія f (bíla máhija)