"veneficial" meaning in All languages combined

See veneficial on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more veneficial [comparative], most veneficial [superlative]
Etymology: From venefice. Head templates: {{en-adj}} veneficial (comparative more veneficial, superlative most veneficial)
  1. (dated, now rare) Poisonous or poisoning; pertaining to poison; malignant, sorcerous. Tags: archaic, dated
    Sense id: en-veneficial-en-adj-n8EP3c1W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1963, Rossell Hope Robbins, The encyclopedia of witchcraft and demonology, page 545",
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