Examples of 'obeah' in a sentence

Meaning of "obeah"

Obeah is a form of folk magic practiced in the Caribbean, especially the West Indies, which involves the use of rituals, spells, and talismans for various purposes such as healing, protection, and cursing
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  • A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
  • A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft.
  • A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell.
  • To bewitch using this kind of folk magic.

How to use "obeah" in a sentence

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The obeah man doing it to him is bigger than me.
So he do not go to work for the obeah priest.
Obeah is too strong for a white man.
I will put obeah curse on you.
Obeah has its origins among the peoples.
You be here about the obeah.
Spider to obeah is as the snake is to voodoo.
So him do not go to work for the obeah priest.
Obeah is advanced and complicated process.
Somebody put obeah on you.
Obeah talking drums.
You go right from the mill to an obeah sign in the cane.
Spider to obeah is as a snake is to voodoo.
He was like an obeah man.
Obviously her obeah woman christophene must have cast a spell on him.

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Jamaicans will also have differing opinions as to what obeah actually is.
An obeah doll.
Thought he could scare the locals with voodoo crossed with obeah.
Obeah is a sinology.
Very few would admit that they have ever been actively involved in obeah.
Many obeah practitioners seem to be well versed in poisons and other harmful substances.
I suppose the same thing applies to Jamaica where obeah is concerned.
That obeah curse must have seemed just like the chance that he needed.
Myal is a variation of Obeah that is practiced in Jamaica.
The Obeah man is supposed to marshal evil spirits to bring good or bad fortune.
This stuff is used for Obeah.
The practice of obeah is however illegal in The Bahamas and punishable by law.
My grandmother was an Obeah woman.
Why do not that obeah woman bring Jack back the same way.
In the novels and memoirs of Jamaica Kincaid there are several passages that mention Obeah.
This Obeah love spell is designed to make someone fall deeply in love with you.
At first the practices of Obeah and Myal were not considered different.
Just after Donald visits the Obeah woman.
Is that obeah woman still in service with you?
This is Obeah.
In religion, obeah women participate as religious leaders in folk religion.
Separation of powers” might as well be an obeah spell.
Obeah has many branches, each one with a different set of beliefs and practices.
She 's supposed to have the power of the obeah.
His relatives think an obeah priest blow dust poison pon him, make him a zombie.
Must need a very vivid imagination to write that . Obeah magic.
Obeah - a kind of sorcery practiced only in the Caribbean.
So he do not go to work for the obeah priest . Soon come.
Obeah is perhaps the oldest of all Afro-Creole religions in the Caribbean.
Why don't that obeah woman just bring Jack back.
It 's in this sacred place that Donald learns about the power of Obeah.
Thus, the primary social function of an Obeah man or woman is that of healer.
Why do not that obeah woman bring Jack back the same way - she brought back Barbossa?
Why the shackles? So him do not go to work for the obeah priest.
My grandmother was an Obeah woman. No imagination required.

Synonyms

obi

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