maleficadj.n.

Brit.

/məˈlɛfɪk/, U.S.

/məˈlɛfɪk/

Forms: 1600s malefique, 1600s–1800s malefick, 1700s– malefic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin maleficus.

Etymology: < classical Latin maleficus (adjective) wicked, concerned with sorcery, (noun) wrongdoer (in post-classical Latin also ‘sorcerer’ from 4th cent. in Lactantius) < male ill (see mal- prefix) + -ficus -doing, -doer (see -fic suffix), perhaps rendering ancient Greek κακοῦργος doing ill, hurtful. Compare French malefique exerting a harmful influence through supernatural means (late 15th cent. in Middle French; Rabelais refers to planets maleficques ), wicked (early 16th cent. in Middle French), Italian malefico concerned with sorcery (13th–15th centuries), malign (14th cent.). Compare earlier malefical adj., maleficial adj., and malefice n.; also benefic adj.

A. adj.

Esp. of a stellar influence or magical art or practice: productive of disaster or evil, harmful; baleful in effect or purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [adjective] > malign

maliciousa1398

maligna1475

malevolent1593

maleficial1601

malefical1603

malignanta1616

feral1647

malefic1652

malevolous1652

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > malignant

maleficial1601

malefical1603

maleficiating1646

malefic1652

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια *263 Neither could the malefick starres impell the Brachmans to malefice, or malefacture.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica iii. i. 388 We shall point out..Constellations..that are Malefique.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) I. 584 Whether the embryons of their fruits do not disclose..harsh oppositions, which give warning of their malefic characters.

1809 A. Henry Trav. 124 A man who charged him with having brought his brother to death by malefic arts.

1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. i. viii. 145 Practices equally malefic as the crime imputed to them.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 105/2 The slackness of certain periodic trades..[and] want of employment..have a doubly malefic effect.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xxi. 385 It belonged to the malefic arts of which they may well have heard from Roman visitors.

1905 Daily Chron. 7 Aug. 3/1 We hoped that the squire's malefic son, returned home with soul richly stored with all the vice of the mystic Orient, would really pull himself together and do something lurid.

1971 K. Millett Sexual Politics (1972) ii. iii. 128 With Rossetti and Swinburne, even the eternal need to vent disapproval on the malefic woman begins to disappear.

1988 Horoscope's Star Guide Jan.–June 10/1 Even if the aspect is the supposedly ‘malefic’ square, disaster is not necessarily indicated.

B. n.

a. Astrology. A malefic aspect or body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > nature of > malign > aspect or body

disaster1604

malefic1652

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 139 A conjunction of all the Maleficks, that are named in their [sc. planetarians] Art.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. Malefics, doers of evil: Saturn and Mars.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. A retrograde malefic would be rendered by it [sc. retrogradation] more innoxious.

1989 Horoscope May 33/1 Cruse was angry at some neighborhood children at the time; the malefics in the third house describe this.

†b. A person who practises malefic arts; a malevolent wizard. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] > that practises malignant magic

malefic1652

caco-magician1656

umtagati1836

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 174 Most arrant inchanters, sorcerers, veneficks, maleficks, wizzards, and witches in the world.

Derivatives

† maleficness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Malefickness, injuriousness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malefic
释义	maleficadj.n. Brit. /məˈlɛfɪk/, U.S. /məˈlɛfɪk/ Forms: 1600s malefique, 1600s–1800s malefick, 1700s– malefic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin maleficus. Etymology: < classical Latin maleficus (adjective) wicked, concerned with sorcery, (noun) wrongdoer (in post-classical Latin also ‘sorcerer’ from 4th cent. in Lactantius) < male ill (see mal- prefix) + -ficus -doing, -doer (see -fic suffix), perhaps rendering ancient Greek κακοῦργος doing ill, hurtful. Compare French malefique exerting a harmful influence through supernatural means (late 15th cent. in Middle French; Rabelais refers to planets maleficques ), wicked (early 16th cent. in Middle French), Italian malefico concerned with sorcery (13th–15th centuries), malign (14th cent.). Compare earlier malefical adj., maleficial adj., and malefice n.; also benefic adj. A. adj. Esp. of a stellar influence or magical art or practice: productive of disaster or evil, harmful; baleful in effect or purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [adjective] > malign maliciousa1398 maligna1475 malevolent1593 maleficial1601 malefical1603 malignanta1616 feral1647 malefic1652 malevolous1652 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > malignant maleficial1601 malefical1603 maleficiating1646 malefic1652 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 263 Neither could the malefick starres impell the Brachmans to malefice, or malefacture. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica* iii. i. 388 We shall point out..Constellations..that are Malefique. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) I. 584 Whether the embryons of their fruits do not disclose..harsh oppositions, which give warning of their malefic characters. 1809 A. Henry Trav. 124 A man who charged him with having brought his brother to death by malefic arts. 1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. i. viii. 145 Practices equally malefic as the crime imputed to them. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 105/2 The slackness of certain periodic trades..[and] want of employment..have a doubly malefic effect. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xxi. 385 It belonged to the malefic arts of which they may well have heard from Roman visitors. 1905 Daily Chron. 7 Aug. 3/1 We hoped that the squire's malefic son, returned home with soul richly stored with all the vice of the mystic Orient, would really pull himself together and do something lurid. 1971 K. Millett Sexual Politics (1972) ii. iii. 128 With Rossetti and Swinburne, even the eternal need to vent disapproval on the malefic woman begins to disappear. 1988 Horoscope's Star Guide Jan.–June 10/1 Even if the aspect is the supposedly ‘malefic’ square, disaster is not necessarily indicated. B. n. a. Astrology. A malefic aspect or body. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > nature of > malign > aspect or body disaster1604 malefic1652 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 139 A conjunction of all the Maleficks, that are named in their [sc. planetarians] Art. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. Malefics, doers of evil: Saturn and Mars. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. A retrograde malefic would be rendered by it [sc. retrogradation] more innoxious. 1989 Horoscope May 33/1 Cruse was angry at some neighborhood children at the time; the malefics in the third house describe this. †b. A person who practises malefic arts; a malevolent wizard. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] > that practises malignant magic malefic1652 caco-magician1656 umtagati1836 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 174 Most arrant inchanters, sorcerers, veneficks, maleficks, wizzards, and witches in the world. Derivatives † maleficness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Malefickness, injuriousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1652
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