| NOUN | cognition | black magic, sorcery, black art, necromancy | the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world |
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| Meaning | The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world. | |
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| Synonyms | sorcery, black art, necromancy | |
| Narrower | diabolism, demonism, Satanism | A belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan) |
| enchantment, bewitchment | A magical spell | |
| obiism | belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies | |
| witchcraft, witchery | The art of sorcery | |
| Broader | magic, thaumaturgy | Any art that invokes supernatural powers |
| Spanish | brujería, hechicería, jorguinería, magia negra, mágica negra, nigromancia | |
| Catalan | bruixeria, fetilleria, màgia negra, nigromància | |
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