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noun
Obi  n.  
1.
A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. (Written also obe and obeah)
2.
A charm or fetich. (West Indies)





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"Obi" Quotes from Famous Books



... names of Ob, or Pythia; according to the not unusual custom for the priest or priestess of any god to take the name of the deity they served. See Selden, De Dis Syris, Synt. 1. c. 2. It is a curious coincidence, that as the Witch of Endor is called "Oub," and the African sorceress "Obi," from the serpent-deity Oub, so the old English name of a witch, "hag," bears apparent relationship to the word hak, the ancient British name of a species of snake. In Yorkshire, according to Stukeley, they call snakes "hags" ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 • Various
... greatness. Evil greatness it is—but neither does that matter. Briefly, this is his history. He was originally a witch-finder—about as low an occupation as exists amongst aboriginal savages. Then he got up in the world and became an Obi-man, which gives an opportunity to wealth via blackmail. Finally, he reached the highest honour in hellish service. He became a user of Voodoo, which seems to be a service of the utmost baseness and cruelty. I was told ...
— The Lair of the White Worm • Bram Stoker


Words linked to "Obi" :   cultus, the Indies, obeah, religious cult


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