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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 obe·ah /ˈobiə/
 非洲黑人間奉行的巫術,該巫術所奉的物神

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·be·ah n. Same as Obi. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·bi n.
 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also obe and obeah.]
 2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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