obeah

• Sustantivo que designa un sistema de creencias y prácticas religiosas de origen africano, que incluye hechicería y brujería, propio de partes de las Indias Occidentales y la América tropical.

A noun referring to a system of religious beliefs and practices of African origin, involving sorcery and witchcraft, traditionally found in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas.

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1. Religious systemC1formal

   A system of religious beliefs and practices of African origin, involving sorcery and magic, found in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas.

   Obeah (religión afrocaribeña)

   • Obeah is still practiced in some rural communities in Jamaica.
   • The anthropologist studied the rituals of obeah in the Caribbean.
   • Many locals believe in the power of obeah to heal or harm.

2. PractitionerC1formal

   A person who follows or practices the obeah religious system, often associated with witchcraft or sorcery.

   Practicante de obeah

   • The obeah was consulted to remove a curse from the village.
   • She was known as an obeah who could communicate with spirits.
   • The obeah performed a ceremony to bring good fortune.

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