Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Black Art

The art practised by conjurors, wizards, and others, who professed to have dealings with the devil. Black here means diabolical or wicked. Some derive it from nigromancy, a corruption of necromancy.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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