Obi (Noun)
Meaning 1
A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- In Jamaican culture, obeah is closely tied to the spiritual practices and sorcery associated with obi.
- Local voodoo priestess expertised in practices linked with voodoo's offshoot: the practice of obi and also darker mystical versions like Winti from across nearby coasts.
- Researchers pointed to slave ancestry among elements incorporated by immigrants' of Voodoo based mainly with African versions using mystical obi.
- While Christianity was imposed by colonial rule, remnants including obi in practices had been part of their ancestral culture back in Iberia and West Africa, whose rituals were later absorbed by the forcedly-assimilated culture through practices of religious syncretism.
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Meaning 2
(West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The villagers believed the local healer was an obi, using her powers for both good and evil.
- In some Caribbean cultures, the term obi is used to describe a person who practices a form of folk magic.
- Many people in the community feared the old woman, accusing her of being an obi who cast spells on her enemies.
- The practice of obi was often shrouded in mystery and secrecy, with its followers keeping their rituals hidden from outsiders.
- According to local legend, the obi had the power to heal the sick, but also to curse those who crossed her.