Obeah in English dictionary

  • obeah

    Meanings and definitions of "Obeah"

    • A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean.
    • noun
      A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
    • noun
      A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
    • noun
      A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.
    • noun
      a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
    • noun
      (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery

    Synonyms of "Obeah" in English dictionary

    cultus, religious cult, obi are the top synonyms of "Obeah" in the English thesaurus.

    • cultus · religious cult · obi · cult
    • obi

      a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

    • obi

      (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery

    Grammar and declension of Obeah

    • obeah ( plural  obeahs)
    • obeah (countable and uncountable, plural obeahs)
    • obeah (third-person singular simple present obeahs, present participle obeahing, simple past and past participle obeahed)
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