black art

Definition

A practice such as witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, or black magic.

Example Sentences

• "dabbling in the black arts"
• "In 1690s Salem, anyone was at mortal risk of being accused of practicing the black arts."
• "For even the enchantresses Circe and Medea could not, by their black arts, prevent the unfaithfulness of Odysseus and Jason."