sympathetic magic
noun
magic predicated on the belief that one thing or event can affect another at a distance as a consequence of a sympathetic connection between them.
Compare
contagious magic,
imitative magic.
Origin of sympathetic magic
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby sympathetic magic
British Dictionary definitions for sympathetic magic
sympathetic magic
noun
a type of magic in which it is sought to produce a large-scale effect, often at a distance, by performing some small-scale ceremony resembling it, such as the pouring of water on an altar to induce rainfall