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   What is another word for malefic?

   • Having or exerting a malignant influence. Causing disaster; harmful; evil. From Latin maleficus. Find similar words to malefic using the buttons below. Malefic definition: Having or exerting a malignant influence.

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   What does the term 'malefic' mean in astrology?

   • In astrology, planets considered malefic (from the Latin maleficus, meaning wicked or harmful) bring misfortune. It’s like you were born under a black cloud. You can have other good things, but it’s like having ‘asshole’ as a rising sign. You’re not the same person in New York as you are in Los Angeles.

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   Where did the word malefic come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word malefic is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for malefic is from 1652, in the writing of John Gaule, Church of England clergyman and author. malefic is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin maleficus.

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   What does maleficus mean?

   • 1. Having or exerting a malignant influence. 2. Malicious or harmful. [Latin maleficus : male, ill; see mel- in Indo-European roots + -ficus, -fic .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   Malefic definition: productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful. See examples of MALEFIC used in a sentence.

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   malefic. There was some kind of malefic influence, mental or physical, working on him. Stories of mystery and horror increase our fear of a disordered, malefic universe. The best monsters are malefic distortions of the real, representing some deep fear in the audience’s mind.

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   1. : having malignant influence : baleful. 2. : malicious. Examples of malefic in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web There are sinister undertones, but the enamored diners don’t realize they are caught in a malefic game of cat-and-mouse until the second course (raw diver scallop, pickled local seaweeds and algae).

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   MALEFIC definition: causing disaster ; harmful ; evil | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   Define malefic. malefic synonyms, malefic pronunciation, malefic translation, English dictionary definition of malefic. adj. 1. Having or exerting a malignant influence. 2. Malicious or harmful. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does the word malefic mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word malefic, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. malefic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. astrology (mid 1600s) occult (mid 1600s) astronomy (mid 1600s) See meaning & use.

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   Definitions of malefic. adjective. having or exerting a malignant influence. “a malefic force”. synonyms: evil, malevolent, malign. maleficent. harmful or evil in intent or effect.