单词 | obeah man |
释义 | > as lemmasobeah man obeah man n. a man who practises this kind of sorcery, witchcraft, or folk medicine. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > obeahism > obeah-man or woman obeah man1749 obeah woman1793 locoman1796 1749 R. Poole Jrnl. 17 Mar. in Beneficent Bee (1753) 300/1 The Obeah Men have had a Sort of bewitching Power, in inflicting Injuries upon others. a1818 M. G. Lewis Jrnl. W. India Proprietor (1834) 237 Adam, the reputed Obeah-man. 1973 Sunday Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 1 Apr. (Suppl.) 12/2 Sometimes they would visit Rattan, the famed obeah man..and ask him to cast a good spell on them. < as lemmas |
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