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Aladdin |
in The Arabian Nights, a boy who finds a magic lamp and ring, each of which enables him to bring forth a powerful genie who can grant his every wish. |
black art |
black magic; sorcery. |
black magic |
magic accomplished with evil intent or by satanic means; sorcery; witchcraft. |
charm |
to use magic. [1/11 definitions] |
conjuration |
magic or sorcery. [1/2 definitions] |
conjure |
to do or produce by or as if by magic or sleight of hand. [2/4 definitions] |
curse |
an expression of a desire that someone or something might suffer lasting misfortune, or, in tales of magic, a spell that brings lasting misfortune. [1/9 definitions] |
deviltry |
magic done by a demon, witch, or devil. [1/3 definitions] |
enchant |
to put under a magic spell, or as if under a magic spell; bewitch. [1/2 definitions] |
enchanter |
one who casts a magic spell; sorcerer; magician. [1/2 definitions] |
enchantment |
a magic incantation, charm, or spell, or an instance of casting such. [1/3 definitions] |
enchantress |
a woman who can bewitch or work magic; sorceress. [1/2 definitions] |
juju |
a fetish, amulet, or talisman, used by certain West African tribes; magic charm. [1/2 definitions] |
lantern |
a film or slide projector; magic lantern. [1/3 definitions] |
legerdemain |
magic tricks, or skill in the performance of magical illusions; sleight of hand. [1/2 definitions] |
magic |
of, concerning, or used in the practice of magic. [2/6 definitions] |
magical |
magic. [1/2 definitions] |
magician |
one skilled in magic, or one who performs tricks of illusion for entertainment. [1/2 definitions] |
necromancy |
witchcraft or sorcery; black magic. [1/2 definitions] |
Nibelung |
in Germanic mythology, any of the dwarfs who had a magic ring and gold, which were taken from them by Siegfried. [1/2 definitions] |
open sesame |
in The Arabian Nights, the magic words that open the door of the robbers' den. [1/2 definitions] |
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