† veneficialadj.
Obsolete.
= venefical adj.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > malignant > practising
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > malignant > practising > using poison
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a1646 J. Gregory Posthuma (1649) 200 Simaetha the Witch..doth manifestly declare, where speaking of her Veneficial Philtra [etc.].
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 99 As for the Magicall vertues in this plant, and conceived efficacie unto veneficiall intentions, it seemeth unto me a Pagan relique derived from the ancient Druides. View more context for this quotation
1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus v, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 199 Why the Goddesses sit commonly crosse-legged in ancient draughts, Since Juno is described in the same as a veneficial posture to hinder the birth of Hercules?
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