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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
]
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