white magic

English

Noun

white magic (uncountable)

(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 2012, p. 238:
  Widespread popular tolerance of white magic thus helped to mitigate the rigours of the law.

Coordinate terms

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
Russian: бе́лая ма́гия (ru) f (bélaja mágija)
Spanish: magia blanca f
Swedish: vit magi c

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