Definitions for voodoo
ˈvu duvoodoo

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich(noun)

   a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

2. voodoo(noun)

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

3. voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism(verb)

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

4. voodoo(verb)

   bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. voodoo(Noun)

   A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin.

   Etymology: From vodu, vodun via Vodou

2. voodoo(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From vodu, vodun via Vodou

3. voodoo(Noun)

   Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

   I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

   Etymology: From vodu, vodun via Vodou

4. voodoo(Verb)

   To enchant someone or something using voodoo

   He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

   Etymology: From vodu, vodun via Vodou

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Voodoo(noun)

   see Voodooism

2. Voodoo(noun)

   one who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer

3. Voodoo(adj)

   of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Voodoo

   Voudou, vōō-dōō, n. the name given in the southern United States to any practiser of witchcraft, or of any charm, incantation, &c., especially when tinctured with African rites or superstitions: the supreme evil spirit of the voodoos.—adj. pertaining to the rites or practices of the voodoo.—v.t. to affect by voodoo charms.—n. Voodoo′ism, voodoo superstitions. [Creole Fr. vaudoux, a negro sorcerer, prob. a form of Fr. Vaudois, a Waldensian—a heretic being capable of any kind of wickedness.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Voodoo

   name given to a system of magic and superstitious rites prevalent among certain negro races.

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How to pronounce voodoo?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of voodoo in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of voodoo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of voodoo in a Sentence

1. Curtis Malouff:

   Voodoo Doughnuts’s too much for someone to eat. He was trying to force Voodoo Doughnuts down. if a challenge is there — Curtis Malouff ’d probably take it.

2. Luis Elizondo:

   We tried to work within the system, we were trying to take the voodoo out of voodoo science.

3. Tristan Harris:

   You have a supercomputer pointed at your brain, it's a race between Facebook's voodoo doll, where you flick your finger and they predict what to show you next, and Google's voodoo doll.

4. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   A woman in a relationship subconsciously continues to play with childish voodoo dolls manipulated with guilt. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

5. Max Beauvoir:

   Voodoo is the soul of the Haitian people and nothing can be done without that cultural basis. It is a way of life. Voodoo has always been on the frontline. It can provide treatment to people who are both physically and mentally ill.

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