Antonyms for obeah

Grammar : Noun

Spell : oh-bee-uh

Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ bi ə

reality

Definition of obeah

Origin : "sorcery, witchcraft" among blacks in Africa and the W.Indies, 1760, from a West African word, e.g. Efik (southern Nigeria) ubio "a thing or mixture left as a charm to cause sickness or death," Twi ebayifo "witch, wizard, sorcerer."

As in voodoo : noun black magic

Example sentences :

But the obeah, with a whining plaint, spat away his tobacco-leaf.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

And with a formless roar of killing-rage, Stern swung on the obeah, with the rifle.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

But already, with a chattering howl, the obeah was running forward.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

Obeah, on the other hand, kills only by poison—does not show the blood at all.
Extract from : « West African studies » by Mary Henrietta Kingsley

Obeah can be worked by either alone, and is not tied to the presence of the snake.
Extract from : « West African studies » by Mary Henrietta Kingsley

The Obeah man agreed to cure him, provided he received ten dollars for his pains.
Extract from : « Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) » by Anonymous

The ceiba is the sacred tree of the negro, the temple of Jumbi the proper home of Obeah.
Extract from : « The English in the West Indies » by James Anthony Froude

Up he brought the automatic, till the bead lay fair upon the naked, muscular breast of the obeah.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

Yet the warning echoed loudly through Madison Forest; and the obeah hesitated.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

There, already recovered from the blow which would have killed a man ten times over, he saw the obeah snarling after him.
Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England

Synonyms for obeah

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