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Noun(1) (West Indies(2) a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas(3) a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery(4) practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas

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(1) Many Creoles and Garifuna believe in obeah , or witchcraft.(2) Informal social control occurs through peer pressure, gossip, and fear of harmful magic known as obeah .(3) he knows the value of my power of obeah(4) You see somebody with a beautiful religious artifact, and you don't want to touch it - you're afraid of some obeah jumping out of it to get you.(5) Some still fear the African-derived black magic called obeah that is common in the Caribbean region.(6) Although it has been illegal for a long time, obeah , the traditional witchcraft of the Caribbean, still exists.
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1. obi


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