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obeah
(encz) | obeah, n: |
obeah
(gcide) | 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.
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2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
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Obeah
(gcide) | Obeah \O*be"ah\ n.
Same as Obi. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah
man. --B. Edwards.
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obeah
(wn) | obeah
n 1: (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving
witchcraft and sorcery [syn: obeah, obi]
2: a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and
sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical
Americas [syn: obeah, obi] |
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obeah
(encz) | obeah, n: |
obeah
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
[1913 Webster]Obeah \O*be"ah\ n.
Same as Obi. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah
man. --B. Edwards.
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obeah
(wn) | obeah
n 1: (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving
witchcraft and sorcery [syn: obeah, obi]
2: a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and
sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical
Americas [syn: obeah, obi] |
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