Obiism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Belief in, or the practice of, the obeah superstitions and rites. uncountable

    "Obiism and Fanteeism have been exercised in my own presence, and their results proved by the evidence of my own eyes and other senses."

  2. 2
    belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies wordnet

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"Obiism and Fanteeism have been exercised in my own presence, and their results proved by the evidence of my own eyes and other senses."

Etymology

From obi + -ism.

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