Definition of sympathetic magic
: magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object representing it
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“Sympathetic magic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sympathetic%20magic. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of sympathetic magic was in 1905
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