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obeah

Voodoo vs Obeah - What's the difference?

voodoo | obeah |


As nouns the difference between voodoo and obeah

is that voodoo is a religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin while obeah is a form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.

As a verb voodoo

is to bewitch someone or something using voodoo.

Hoodoo vs Obeah - What's the difference?

hoodoo | obeah |


As nouns the difference between hoodoo and obeah

is that hoodoo is african traditional folk magic while obeah is a form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.

As a verb hoodoo

is to bring bad luck or misfortune, to jinx.

Obeah - What does it mean?

obeah | |

Taxonomy vs Obeah - What's the difference?

taxonomy | obeah |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and obeah

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while obeah is a form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in africa and practised in parts of the caribbean.

Obeah vs Obe - What's the difference?

obeah | obe |

Obe is a alternative form of obeah.



As nouns the difference between obeah and obe

is that obeah is a form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean while obe is a particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.

As an initialism OBE is

officer of the Order of the British Empire.

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