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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery;
[syn: obeah, obi]

2. a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas;
[syn: obeah, obi]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also obe and obeah.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards. [1913 Webster] 2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Obeah \O*be"ah\ n. Same as Obi. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man. --B. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obeah n 1: (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery [syn: obeah, obi] 2: a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas [syn: obeah, obi]