OBEAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obeah mean? 

• OBEAH (noun)
  The noun OBEAH has 2 senses:

1. (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery

2. a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

  Familiarity information: OBEAH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBEAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

obeah; obi

Hypernyms ("obeah" is a kind of...):

cult (followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices)

Domain category:

the Indies; West Indies (the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

obeah; obi

Hypernyms ("obeah" is a kind of...):

cult; cultus; religious cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)