Obeah

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.]
     1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin,
        practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written
        also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obeah \O*be"ah\ n.
     Same as {Obi}. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah
     man. --B. Edwards.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  obeah
       n : a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft
           and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and
           tropical Americas [syn: {obi}]