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Synonyms for obeah

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-bee-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ bi ə

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Définition of obeah

Origin :
  • "sorcery, witchcraft" among blacks in Africa and the W.Indies, 1760, from a West African word, e.g. Efik (southern Nigeria) ubio "a thing or mixture left as a charm to cause sickness or death," Twi ebayifo "witch, wizard, sorcerer."
  • As in voodoo : noun black magic
Example sentences :
  • But the obeah, with a whining plaint, spat away his tobacco-leaf.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • And with a formless roar of killing-rage, Stern swung on the obeah, with the rifle.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • But already, with a chattering howl, the obeah was running forward.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • Obeah, on the other hand, kills only by poison—does not show the blood at all.
  • Extract from : « West African studies » by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
  • Obeah can be worked by either alone, and is not tied to the presence of the snake.
  • Extract from : « West African studies » by Mary Henrietta Kingsley
  • The Obeah man agreed to cure him, provided he received ten dollars for his pains.
  • Extract from : « Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) » by Anonymous
  • The ceiba is the sacred tree of the negro, the temple of Jumbi the proper home of Obeah.
  • Extract from : « The English in the West Indies » by James Anthony Froude
  • Up he brought the automatic, till the bead lay fair upon the naked, muscular breast of the obeah.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • Yet the warning echoed loudly through Madison Forest; and the obeah hesitated.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • There, already recovered from the blow which would have killed a man ten times over, he saw the obeah snarling after him.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

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