Definitions for voodooˈvu du
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
voo•dooˈvu du(n.)
a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion.
Category: Religion
a person who practices this religion.
a fetish or other object of voodoo worship.
black magic; sorcery.
(adj.)of, associated with, or practicing voodoo.
deceptively simple:
voodoo economics.
Category: Informal
(v.t.)to affect by voodoo sorcery.
Origin of voodoo:
1810–20, Amer.; < LaF, earlier vandoux, vandoo
Princeton's WordNet
juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich(noun)
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
voodoo(noun)
(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism(verb)
a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
voodoo(verb)
bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
Wiktionary
voodoo(Noun)
A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin.
voodoo(Noun)
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
voodoo(Noun)
Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
voodoo(Verb)
To enchant someone or something using voodoo
He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.
Origin: From vodu, vodun via Vodou
Webster Dictionary
Voodoo(noun)
see Voodooism
Voodoo(noun)
one who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer
Voodoo(adj)
of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Voodoo
name given to a system of magic and superstitious rites prevalent among certain negro races.
Translations for voodoo
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
voodoo(noun)
a type of witchcraft originally practised by certain Negro races in the West Indies.
- voedoeAfrikaans
- فودو: مَزيج من السِّحْر والشَّعْوَذَهArabic
- вудуBulgarian
- voduPortuguese (BR)
- čarodějnictvíCzech
- der WoduGerman
- voodooDanish
- βουντούGreek
- vudúSpanish
- voodooEstonian
- طلسم ودوFarsi
- voodooFinnish
- vaudouFrench
- כִּישוּף ווּדוּHebrew
- तन्त्र-मन्त्रHindi
- vuduCroatian
- néger varázslásHungarian
- tenungIndonesian
- vúdú(galdrar)Icelandic
- vudùItalian
- ブーズー教Japanese
- 부두교(주로 서인도 제도의 흑인들이 믿는 다신교)Korean
- burtai, keraiLithuanian
- maģija; buršanaLatvian
- voodooMalay
- voodooDutch
- voodoo(-trolldom)Norwegian
- gusłaPolish
- طلسم ودوPersian
- په افريقايي تور پوستو كې دټوټكه مارۍ او كوډو مذهبي عقيده: تور پوستي ټوټكه مار، كوډګر: جادو، ټوټكه مارى، كوډګرPashto
- vuduPortuguese
- voodooRomanian
- шаманствоRussian
- čarodejníctvoSlovak
- vuduSlovenian
- vuduSerbian
- voodooSwedish
- พิธีทางศาสนาและเวทมนตร์ของชาวนิโกร ในหมู่เกาะอินเดียตะวันตกThai
- vudu, büyüTurkish
- 巫毒教Chinese (Trad.)
- шаманство, чаклунствоUkrainian
- سفلي جادوUrdu
- sự dùng tà thuậtVietnamese
- （尤指西印度群岛等地的）伏都教Chinese (Simp.)
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