sihirBahasa Indonesia

magic, spell, thaumaturgy, black art, black magic

Common #2,212 of the corpus · 52.3 per million words · 223,275 occurrences

Noun

The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

English: sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy

Bahasa: ilmu hitam, ilmu sihir

Any art that invokes supernatural powers

English: magic, thaumaturgy

Bahasa: ajaib, magik, silap mata

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5 more noun senses

The art of sorcery

English: witchcraft, witchery

Bahasa: ilmu sihir

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A verbal formula believed to have magical force

English: spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm

Bahasa: mantera, serapah, jampi

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An evil spell

English: hex, jinx, curse, whammy

Bahasa: sial

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The effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs

English: theurgy

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A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

English: enchantment, spell, trance

Bahasa: mantra, jampi-jampi, aji-aji

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