obeahismn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊbɪə(r)ɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈoʊbiəˌɪz(ə)m/

Forms: 1800s obeism, 1800s obeoism, 1800s– obeahism, 1800s– obiism. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obeah n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < obeah n. + -ism suffix.

The practice of obeah; belief in obeah.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > obeahism

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1829 Afr. Repository & Colonial Jrnl. Jan. 333/1 Obeahism has, for the most part, disappeared.

1836 E. Howard Rattlin xlviii Such superstitious nonsense as Obeoism.

1866 Beckford Davis in Rep. Royal Comm. Jamaica 521 Obeahism..is the art of poisoning, combined with the art of imposing upon the credulity of ignorant people by a pretence of witchcraft.

1874 S. D. Scott To Jamaica xiii. 231 Belief in witchcraft, under the name of Obeism and Myalism.

1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 82/1 The vitality of obeahism is surprising.

1972 Guardian 6 Dec. 13/1 Obeahism, the Jamaican form of voodooism..that originated in Haiti.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obeahism
释义	obeahismn. Brit. /ˈəʊbɪə(r)ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈoʊbiəˌɪz(ə)m/ Forms: 1800s obeism, 1800s obeoism, 1800s– obeahism, 1800s– obiism. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obeah n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < obeah n. + -ism suffix. The practice of obeah; belief in obeah. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > obeahism obeah1710 obeahism1829 1829 Afr. Repository & Colonial Jrnl. Jan. 333/1 Obeahism has, for the most part, disappeared. 1836 E. Howard Rattlin xlviii Such superstitious nonsense as Obeoism. 1866 Beckford Davis in Rep. Royal Comm. Jamaica 521 Obeahism..is the art of poisoning, combined with the art of imposing upon the credulity of ignorant people by a pretence of witchcraft. 1874 S. D. Scott To Jamaica xiii. 231 Belief in witchcraft, under the name of Obeism and Myalism. 1902 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 82/1 The vitality of obeahism is surprising. 1972 Guardian 6 Dec. 13/1 Obeahism, the Jamaican form of voodooism..that originated in Haiti. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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