Definitions for obeahˈoʊ bi ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•be•ahˈoʊ bi ə(n.)
also obi, 2
a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Anthropology
a fetish or charm used in practicing obeah.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Anthropology
Origin of obeah:
1750–60; ult. < a West African language; cf. Twi ɔ-bayifó sorcerer
Princeton's WordNet
obeah, obi(noun)
(West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
obeah, obi(noun)
a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Wiktionary
obeah(Noun)
A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean.
Origin: Origin uncertain. Apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The OED points to abià, obìa.
Webster Dictionary
Obeah(noun)
same as Obi
Obeah(adj)
of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man
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