Voodoo

Quick meaning: Voodoo is a noun meaning Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
2. (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
3. To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
4. (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

Example Sentences

He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.

So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.

Word Forms

• voodoos
• voodooing
• voodooed

Synonyms for voodoo

Depending on context, synonyms include voodooism, fetish, hoodoo, juju, fetich, hoodooism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include voodooism, juju, hoodooism, vodoun, hoodoo, fetish.

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