What's the difference between obeah and obi?

Obeah


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Obi.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man.

Example Sentences:

Obi


Definition:

  • (n.) A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies.
  • (n.) A charm or fetich.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "On 5 November 2012, The FA interviewed Ramires and John Obi Mikel, using the TV match footage obtained by The FA.
  • (2) Manchester City: Hart; Kompany (C), Zabaleta, Kolarov, Boyata; Nasri, Barry, Silvaa, Toure; Aguero, Tevez Chelsea: Hilario; Luiz, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Ake; Ramires, Oscar, Obi Mikel, Loftus-Cheek; Ba, Torres (C)
  • (3) When Haghighi dropped one five minutes later he had been fouled by Obi Mikel and Ahmed Musa’s “goal” was disallowed.
  • (4) Hermione H oby's fine, if slightly underwhelmed, words Savages – Silence Yourself You can hear echoes of the music that inspired them … but what's striking is how easily Savages slip the moorings of their influences and come up with something fresh.
  • (5) Cytotoxicity of spleen MNC cultured with Obi-1 against MC-tumour, Meth A, P-815 and YAC-1 target cells showed less than 10% cytotoxic activity in almost all experiments.
  • (6) The club provided witness statements from two players, Ramires Santos do Nascimento ("Ramires") and John Obi Mikel.
  • (7) With Mikel John Obi introduced for Fàbregas during the break the visitors got a grip on the game despite their numerical disadvantage.
  • (8) "One rumour that keeps popping up on the fan forums is that the main character will be the long lost son or daughter of Obi Wan, though I really hope that isn't true as I don't see why everyone in the Star Wars universe has to be related."
  • (9) Rasulo's comments have provided succour for fans excited at the prospect of new movies featuring iconic figures such as Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobe, Han Solo and Boba Fett set within the timeline of the original trilogy.
  • (10) Leia Organa The only clue we have to Leia’s fate is in the shot over which Luke says: “My sister has it.” But that’s a great shot, because someone is handing down the ultimate Skywalker heirloom to a new generation – a lightsaber, and not just any lightsaber but a very distinctive lightsaber – the second made by Anakin Skywalker before he became Darth Vader and then passed on to Luke by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hope.
  • (11) ANP, DLI and OBI showed no significant correlation with urinary electrolyte excretion, but there was a significant positive correlation between plasma ATPI and urinary Na excretion.
  • (12) AOBI is more potent than OBI both in ascorbate- and NADPH-dependent LPO of microsomes.
  • (13) "No one else could have written an ending like that," said Mikel John Obi.
  • (14) Chelsea’s captain for the day had been retired from the fray just after Sunderland had taken the lead, the home players propping him on their shoulders – Branislav Ivanovic, Mikel John Obi and Juan Cuadrado took the brunt – and chairlifting him from the field.
  • (15) John Obi Mikel and Samuel Eto'o even had to be summoned from the bench in the latter stages to help Chelsea cling on to what they had.
  • (16) Ramires, whose first language is not English, explained that his instinctive reaction was to seek confirmation from John Obi Mikel as to what the referee had said.
  • (17) Clattenburg was involved in controversy when he was wrongly accused by Chelsea of racially abusing Mikel John Obi during Manchester United's 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge in late October, though why Mancini referenced this is unclear.
  • (18) Chelsea's problems before the second leg are also exacerbated by the fact that Frank Lampard and Mikel John Obi were booked and are now suspended for the second leg.
  • (19) The allegations come a little over a year after Clattenburg, who will take charge of Arsenal's FA Cup tie against Tottenham on Saturday, was cleared by the Football Association of using "inappropriate language" against Chelsea's Mikel John Obi.
  • (20) During the crucial eight seconds that cameras were on Terry, his mouth is obscured at times by his Chelsea team-mate John Obi Mikel.

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