Synonyms for obeah
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : oh-bee-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ bi ə |
Top 10 synonyms for obeah Other synonyms for the word obeah
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for obeah
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