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obeah |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obeah \O*be"ah\ n. Same as {Obi}. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as the obeah man. --B. Edwards. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obeah n : a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas [syn: {obi}]
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