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Voodoo

/ˈvuːduː/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Voodoo"

noun

1
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
2
The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
3
Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
"I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo."
4
One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

verb

1
To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
"He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him."

🔄 Synonyms of "Voodoo"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
fetishnoun	(countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
hoodoonoun	(chiefly US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
jujunoun	(informal) The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.
voodooismnoun	(uncountable) A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.
fetichnoun	Dated form of fetish. [Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.]
hoodooismnoun	Synonym of voodooism.
vodounnoun	Alternative spelling of voodoo. [Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Voodoo"

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Word	Definition
voodooismnoun	(uncountable) A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.
jujunoun	(informal) The (usually negative) karmic consequences of an action or behavior.
hoodooismnoun	Synonym of voodooism.
vodounnoun	Alternative spelling of voodoo. [Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.]
hoodoonoun	(chiefly US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
fetishnoun	(countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
fetichnoun	Dated form of fetish. [Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.]
obeahnoun	A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.
magicnoun	The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
warlocknoun	A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.
wizardnoun	Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
wiznoun	A person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.
vaudoonoun	Archaic form of voodoo. [Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.]
langajnoun	(voodoo) A sacred or incantatory language used in Haitian voodoo rituals.
mambonoun	A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.
bakanoun	(anime manga, fandom slang, endearing) A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.
djevonoun	A chamber used for initiation rituals in voodoo.
manbonoun	Alternative form of mambo (“voodoo priestess”). [A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)]
goozoonoun	(Jamaica) obeah, folk magic
nanchonnoun	(voodoo) A particular family or group of loa (voodoo spirits).