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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Black art The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.
 Note: ☞ This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy, under the idea that the latter term was derived from niger black, instead of nekro`s, a dead person, and mantei`a, divination.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 black art
      n : the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or
          evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
          [syn: sorcery, black magic, necromancy]