单词 | obeah |
释义 | obeah (once / 60303 pages) n WORD FAMILY obeah USAGE EXAMPLESFor hundreds of years Jamaicans have been prevented by law from practising Obeah, a belief system with similarities to Haiti's Voodoo. BBC(Aug 13, 2013) Obeah, on the other hand, kills only by poison—does not show the blood at all. Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, West African studies(2012) But first let me ask you, Morah, has Obeah given the sign?” Anonymous, Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I...(2012) 1n a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas Syn|Hyper obi cult, cultus, religious cult a system of religious beliefs and rituals 2n (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery Syn|Hyper obi cult followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices |
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