obeah
/ˈəʊbɪə/ · noun
Meaning
- A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
- A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
- A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
- To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.
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