variants
or less commonly obi
often capitalized
: a system of belief among Black people chiefly of the British West Indies and the Guianas that is characterized by the use of magic ritual to ward off misfortune or to cause harm
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Two Black obeah men—spiritualists—got the credit for curing her.
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Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022
Ishion Hutchinson, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2022
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“Obeah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obeah. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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