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cultus vs obeah

obeah vs cultus

cultus and obeah both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cultus Yes No No No
obeah Yes No No No
As nouns, obeah is a hyponym of cultus; that is, obeah is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cultus:
  • cultus: a system of religious beliefs and rituals
  • obeah: a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Other hyponyms of cultus include cargo cult, macumba, obi, Rastafarianism, hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism, sabianism.
cultus (noun) obeah (noun)
a system of religious beliefs and rituals a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
(West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
Difference between cultus and obeah

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