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noun
Belief in, or the practice of, the obeah superstitions and rites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sorcery, black magic, black art, necromancy
History
From obi + -ism.
