magic

n

1. sorcery, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry, incantation, wonderworking; necromancy, thau-maturgy, theurgy; black magic, black art, voodoo, hoodoo, obiism or obeahism; deviltry or devilry, de-monology, demonaltry, diabolism; supernaturalness, shamanism, mysticism, spiritualism, occultness, psy-chomancy, fetishism; ritual, rite, apotropaism, magical ceremony, voodooism, exorcism.

2. fortunetelling, soothsaying, horoscopy, astrology; foreboding, presage, presentiment; omen, augury, portent, indication; forecast, prediction, prognostication; thought-reading, clairvoyance, telepathy.

3. spell, jinx, hex, negative influence, charm, rune, Scot. cantrip, enchantment, bewitchment, bedevil-ment; trance, hypnosis, hypnotism, mesmerism, fascination, rapture; captivation, obsession, possession; entrancement, allurement, seduction.

4. conjuration, conjury, conjure, U.S. Dial. root work; invocation, summoning; magic formula, hocus-pocus, mumbo jumbo; magic word, abracadabra, open sesame; legerdemain, sleight of hand, artful trickery, skillful deception.

adj

5. enchanting, charming, fascinating; bewitching, spellbinding, spell-weaving; entrancing, mesmeric, hypnotic, obsessive; magnetic, alluring, captivating; irresistible, seductive, glamorous.

6. magical, wonder-working, miracle-working; incantatory, incantational; alchemical, alchemistic; thaumaturgic, theurgical, necromantic; cabalistic, mystic, occult, spiritualistic, shamanistic.