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Noun: obeah  ow-bee-u
  1. (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
    - obi
     
  2. A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practised in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
    - obi

Derived forms: obeahs

Type of: cult, cultus, religious cult

Encyclopedia: Obeah

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