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obeah
[ oh-bee-uh ]
noun
- a form of belief involving sorcery, practiced in parts of the West Indies, South America, the southern U.S., and Africa.
- a fetish or charm used in practicing obeah.
obeah
/ ˈəʊbɪə /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of obeah1
1750–60; compare Gullah, Jamaican English, Guyanan English, Sranan óbia magic, charm; < a West African language, though precise source unclear; compare Twi ɔ-bayifó sorcerer (compound with -fo person), Igbo díbìà folk healer (compound with dí- expert in)
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Example Sentences
The same missionary told me that in Sierra Leone, also, Obeah and poisoning go hand in hand.
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But the pièce de résistance of the day was to be the examination and probable committal of the Obeah-man of those parts.
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That spirit belongs to the Obeah, or Fêtish-man; and he puts it, by magic ceremonies, into any object which he chooses.
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The ceiba is the sacred tree of the negro, the temple of Jumbi, the proper house of Obeah.
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The rumor got about that Maumee Niña had become an Obeah woman,—a voodoo worker, a witch.
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