o·be·ah (  b - ) also o·bi (b)n. pl. o·be·ahs also o·bis 1. A form of religious belief of African origin, practiced in some parts of the West Indies, Jamaica, and nearby tropical America, involving sorcery. 2. An object, charm, or fetish used in the practice of this religion. [Black and West Indian English, of West African origin; akin to Efik ubio, anything noxious, something put in the ground to cause sickness or death, bad omen.] |
obeah [ˈəʊbɪə]
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(Clothing & Fashion) another word for obi2
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| Noun | 1. | obeah - (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery cult - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices the Indies, West Indies - the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area |
| 2. |  obeah - a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americascultus, religious cult, cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin" |
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