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Marabouts

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A sect of religious devotees of a priestly order much venerated in North Africa, believed to possess supernatural power, particularly in curing diseases, and exercising at times considerable political influence; their supernatural power appears to come to them by inheritance.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Marabouts'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/marabouts.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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