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folk magic

folk magic noun: the traditional, practical magical and spiritual practices of the common people; focuses on everyday, real-world needs like healing, protection, love, and good harvests, rather than complex, organized religious doctrine.

Noun

folk magic (uncountable)

  1. The traditional, practical magical and spiritual practices of the common people; focuses on everyday, real-world needs like healing, protection, love, and good harvests, rather than complex, organized religious doctrine.
    Synonyms:
    low magic

Synonyms of folk magic

Forms of folk magic

alternative formfolk-magick

Questions about folk magic

What does folk magic mean?
Folk magic means the traditional, practical magical and spiritual practices of the common people; focuses on everyday, real-world needs like healing, protection, love, and good harvests, rather than complex, organized religious doctrine.
What part of speech is folk magic?
Folk magic is a noun.

Words near folk magic in the dictionary

  1. folk house
  2. folk houses
  3. folk illness
  4. folk illnesses
  5. folk linguistics
  6. folk magic
  7. folk magick
  8. folk medicine
  9. folk medicines
  10. folk memories
  11. folk memory

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