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English noun: obeah | |||
| 1. | obeah (group) (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery | ||
| Synonyms | obi | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cult | ||
| Domain category | the Indies, West Indies | ||
| 2. | obeah (cognition) a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas | ||
| Synonyms | obi | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cult, cultus, religious cult | ||
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