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.
2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] B. Edwards.
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[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.
2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] B. Edwards.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Synonym: obeah
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