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OBIISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obiism mean?
• OBIISM (noun)
The noun OBIISM has 1 sense:
1. belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
Familiarity information: OBIISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("obiism" is a kind of...):
black art; black magic; necromancy; sorcery (the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world)
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