obeah
IPA: oʊbˈiʌ
noun
- A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
- A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
- 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.
Examples of "obeah" in Sentences
- Thelema has nothing to do with Obeah.
- This page needs to go back into Obeah.
- An obia or obeah is a monster in est African folklore.
- Obeah can either be a form of 'dark' magic or 'good' magic.
- So the topic covers the phrase from the book, and not just Obeah data.
- Another aspect of the culture is the idea of the mystical healing and Obeah.
- The practice of obeah is however illegal in The Bahamas and punishable by law.