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counter-magic

UK/ˈkaʊntəˌmadʒɪk/

counter-magic noun: magic used to counteract or protect against a spell or enchantment.

Noun

counter-magic (uncountable)

  1. Magic used to counteract or protect against a spell or enchantment.
    • After 1736 when the possibility of formal prosecution was no longer open, villagers turned to informal violence, counter-magic and the occasional lynching.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 563
    • Particularly in Catholic areas, countermagic could employ sacred objects such as holy water or consecrated wafers, or the recitation of particular prayers.2003, William E Burns, Witch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia, page 58

Forms of counter-magic

alternative formcountermagic

Origin of counter-magic

From counter- + magic.

Questions about counter-magic

What does counter-magic mean?
Counter-magic means magic used to counteract or protect against a spell or enchantment.
What part of speech is counter-magic?
Counter-magic is a noun.
How do you pronounce counter-magic?
Counter-magic is pronounced /ˈkaʊntəˌmadʒɪk/ (UK).

Words near counter-magic in the dictionary

  1. counter-intuitive
  2. counter-Koranic
  3. counter-liberal
  4. counter-loan
  5. counter-loans
  6. counter-magic
  7. Counter-Mannerism
  8. counter-mart
  9. counter-marts
  10. counter-meet
  11. counter-meeting

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