Idiom
white magic
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She uses white magic to help people feel better.”
“The villagers believe the local healer practices white magic to protect their crops from bad weather.”
“While many feared the occult, the hermit insisted his rituals were merely white magic intended to restore balance to the forest.”
Examples
simple
“She uses white magic to help people feel better.”
contextual
“The villagers believe the local healer practices white magic to protect their crops from bad weather.”
complex
“While many feared the occult, the hermit insisted his rituals were merely white magic intended to restore balance to the forest.”
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