Obeah
Obeah noun - A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas.
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Spell and obeah are semantically related. in black magic topic. In some cases you can use "Spell" instead a noun "Obeah".
Spell
Spell noun - A spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power.
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Both words in one sentence
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Sgt. Harris is deeply embarrassed and annoyed when a Jamaican physician claims an obeah woman put a spell on him.
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Spell and Obeah. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obeah/spell
Obeah & Spell. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/obeah/spell>.
Spell or Obeah. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/obeah/spell.
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