gray magic

noun

Any magic which transcends or blends white magic and black magic.

Meanings

noungray magic (uncountable)

alternative gray magick · alternative grey magic · alternative grey magick

  1. uncountableWiccaAny magic which transcends or blends white magic and black magic.

    Copper remembered the old Grimoire she and Silver had used to learn gray magic.

    2006, Cheyenne McCray, Seduced by Magic, page 3
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    The term “gray” evolved for magic that could be classified as neither white nor black. Minor revenge would be considered a type of gray magic.

    2002, Marion Weinstein, Positive Magic: Ancient Metaphysical Techniques for Modern Lives, page 63

Translations

Spanish magia gris
  • magia grismagic which transcends or blends white and black
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