Obeah

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A form of religious belief of African origin, practiced in some parts of the West Indies, Jamaica, and nearby tropical America, involving sorcery.
  • n. An object, charm, or fetish used in the practice of this religion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Same as obi.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
  • n. a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
  • Hypernym
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    cult    religious cult    cultus   
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    obi   
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