Associations to the word «Obeah»
Noun
- Maroon
- Shamanism
- Witchcraft
- Jamaica
- Caribbean
- Nanny
- Afro
- Sorcery
- Trinidad
- Barbados
- Tobago
- Bahamas
- Palo
- Haiti
- Negroes
- Guyana
- Sorcerer
- Practitioner
- Indies
- Magic
- Charm
- Poisoning
- African
- Religion
- Plantation
- Stern
- Ritual
- Slavery
- Delaware
- Belief
- Possession
- Witch
- Slave
- Practice
- Coloni
- Tobacco
- Terror
- Stake
- Christianity
- Puerto
- Spirit
- Tradition
- Spell
- Sugar
- Bottle
- Stick
- Resistance
- Ceremony
- Priest
- Object
- Origin
- Novel
- Man
- Island
- Ring
- Or
- Role
- Power
Adjective
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Wiktionary
OBEAH, noun. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
OBEAH, noun. A magician or witchdoctor of the magic craft.
OBEAH, noun. A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
OBEAH, verb. (transitive) To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.
OBEAH DOCTOR, noun. One who practices voodoo
OBEAH DOCTORS, noun. Plural of obeah doctor
Dictionary definition
OBEAH, noun. (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery.
OBEAH, noun. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas.
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