obeah

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Obeah \O*be"ah\ n.
   Same as {Obi}. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah
   man. --B. Edwards.
   [1913 Webster]
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