obeah

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A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean
{i} type of African witchcraft that is especially practiced in the West Indies; charm, talisman (also obi)
a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man
Same as Obi
A form of folk magic or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in the West Indies
obeah doctors
plural form of obeah doctor
obis
plural of obi
obeah

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    o·be·ah

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    Etimoloji

    [ 'O-bE-& ] (noun.) 1760. Origin uncertain. Apparently from a Caribbean creole, probably ultimately from a West African language. The OED points to Igbo abià (“knowledge, wisdom”), obìa (“doctor, healer”).