noun
: magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object (as a nail paring, image, or dancer) representing it : contagious magic — compare imitative magic
noun
: magic based on the assumption that a person or thing can be supernaturally affected through its name or an object (as a nail paring, image, or dancer) representing it : contagious magic — compare imitative magic
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012