From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe powers of good/evil/darknessthe powers of good/evil/darknessROunknown or magical forces that people believe can influence events in a good or evil way → power
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the powers of good/evil/darkness• May we seek to develop the powers of good that lie within us.• So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air. 