VOODOO

juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich

(noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism

(noun) a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

voodoo

(noun) (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities

voodoo

(verb) bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.

(pejorative) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

(dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

Synonyms

• (religion): voodooism

Verb

voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)

To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

Source: Wiktionary


Voo"doo, n.

1. See Voodooism.

2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.

Voo"doo, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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