obeah

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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.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее систему религиозных верований и практик африканского происхождения, включающую колдовство и чародейство, традиционно встречающуюся в некоторых частях Вест-Индии и тропической Америки.esSustantivo 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.frNom désignant un système de croyances religieuses et de pratiques d'origine africaine, incluant sorcellerie et magie, traditionnellement présent dans certaines parties des Antilles et de l'Amérique tropicale.deSubstantiv, das ein System religiöser Glaubensvorstellungen und Praktiken afrikanischen Ursprungs bezeichnet, das Zauberei und Hexerei einschließt und traditionell in Teilen der Westindischen Inseln und des tropischen Amerika vorkommt.ptSubstantivo que designa um sistema de crenças e práticas religiosas de origem africana, incluindo feitiçaria e bruxaria, tradicionalmente encontrado em algumas partes das Índias Ocidentais e da América tropical.zh指起源于非洲的一种宗教信仰和法术体系，包括巫术和魔法，传统上流行于西印度群岛和热带美洲部分地区。arاسم يشير إلى نظام من المعتقدات والممارسات الدينية ذات الأصل الأفريقي، يتضمن السحر والشعوذة، ويوجد تقليدياً في بعض مناطق الهند الغربية وأمريكا الاستوائية.

1. Religious system C1 formal

   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 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.

   ruОбиаesObeah (religión afrocaribeña)frObeah (système religieux afro-antillais)deObeahptObeahzh奥比巫术arأوبيا

2. Practitioner C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruПрактикующий обряд обеаesPracticante de obeahfrPratiquant de l'obeahdeObeah-PraktizierenderptPraticante de obeahzh奥比巫术修行者arممارس عبادة الأوبياه

   Sinônimos: conjurerobisorcererwitch doctor

• obeahs plural form
• obeahs' possessive plural form
• obeah's possessive singular form