Polar opposite of Black Magic. "Holy" powers that the Heroes and Saints use. Probably called this because we tend to think of light as good.

Common magical religion powers include Turn Undead, exorcism of demons or other spirits, and other variations on Holy Burns Evil. A Church Militant may also get ...

Officially they are, clockwise from top: Evocation, Conjuration, Divination, Transmutation, Necromancy, Abjuration, Illusion and Enchantment.

In general, Good Hurts Evil, and "Light" or "Holy" magic tends to work most effectively on demons, undead, and other Always Chaotic Evil creatures. In RPGs, ...

Some biologically or spiritually evil things react violently to holy stuff, causing not just physical pain but violent and fearful reactions.

Drake can fire a massive beam of light by making more complex runes. Keedran has holy magic (such as arrows of light) in addition to dark magic · RWBY: On ...

By light we can see the world; by extension, light lets us confront evil and destroy it, both within and without ourselves.

In any event, you'll probably rest easier with some safe distance between yourself and anything really holy. This may be the logical extreme of White Magic.

Tropes about powers and mystical abilities accessible to characters. Take a look at the article on Magic and consider what it is. Functional Magic · All-Accessible Magic · Alchemy Is Magi · Clarke's Third Law

a commonly seen rule is that no one can master multiple or opposing schools of magic — ex. one can either learn divine or unholy magic, but not both ...