obeah

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

Word Origin

obeah (n.)
"sorcery, witchcraft" among blacks in Africa and the W.Indies, 1760, from a West African word, such as Efik (southern Nigeria) ubio "a thing or mixture left as a charm to cause sickness or death," Twi ebayifo "witch, wizard, sorcerer."

Example

1. Caribbean culture the emancipation colonialism imperialistic ideology patriarchy obeah .
2. The obeah men of the west indies have many clients in the united states .

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