Definition of obeah Obeah

o•be•ah

We found 7 definitions of obeah from 5 different sources.

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What does obeah mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: obeahs

obeah - (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
  obi
  cult a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
obeah - a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
  obi
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • obeah (Noun)
    A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practiced in parts of the Caribbean.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • obeah (n.)
    Same as Obi.
  • obeah (a.)
    Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • obeah
    See Obi

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obeah in sign language
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