black art

noun

1. witchcraft; magic.

black art

noun

1. the black art
   another name for black magic

Word History and Origins

Origin of black art¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

She was charged, however, probably by the hostile priests, with the possession of the black art.

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The Earl was a leader of the Irish; he was very skilful at weapons, and deep in the black art.

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A most extraordinary account of the Black Art, as instanced in the custom known as burying the sheaf comes from co.

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All the rest of the company saw the small volume, and took it for a book of the black art.

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She tormented the nuns at night, and, to assist her in the black art, she kept a considerable number of cats.

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