voodooismn.

Brit.

/ˈvuːduːɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈvuˌduˌɪzəm/

Forms:

α. 1800s voodouism, 1800s voudouism, 1800s–1900s vooduism, 1800s– voodooism.

β. now rare 1800s– vaudooism, 1800s– vaudouism.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: voodoo n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < voodoo n. + -ism suffix. With the β. forms compare French vaudouisme (apparently first attested slightly later: 1865 or earlier).

1. Also with capital initial. The system of religious beliefs and practices constituting voodoo (voodoo n. 1a); the belief in or practice of voodoo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo

voodoo1846

vodun1850

voodooism1850

1850 New-Orleans Weekly Delta 8 July 308/1 More Voudouism.—The fair daughters of Voudou..have procured a temple in the neighborhood of the Lake.

1861 Church July 192/2 During Soulouque's reign, Vaudouism was rampant. Its votaries are initiated with oaths and offerings of blood.

1908 Times 14 Dec. 10/1 Voodooism..finds expression in ceremonies conducted by the papaloi and mamaloi, or priests.

1922 Missions Apr. 200/1 Roman Catholicism all through the country [sc. Haiti] is largely tinged with vaudouism.

2012 G. Novak in R. B. Birrer Urban Family Med. xxx. 236/2 The Haitian peasant generally has the following resources of ‘traditional’ health care: home remedies, folk healer, and voodooism.

2. figurative. Often depreciative. Any body of practice regarded as resembling voodoo, typically in being thought to be based on magic or superstition. Cf. voodoo n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1888 Trans. Med. & Chirurg. Faculty State of Maryland 90th Ann. Session 87 Emerging from the voodooism I may call the ancient treatment of hernia, such was its basis of superstition and ignorance.

1924 Amer. Mercury Nov. 291/2 It appears to indicate that whole areas of the Republic have gone over to Methodist voodooism with a bang, and that civilization is barred out of them as effectively as the Bill of Rights is barred out of a Federal court.

2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 30 Nov. The benefits [of immigration] are not the ‘economic voodooism’ New Zealand First leader Winston Peters charges his opponents with.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	voodooism
释义	voodooismn. Brit. /ˈvuːduːɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈvuˌduˌɪzəm/ Forms: α. 1800s voodouism, 1800s voudouism, 1800s–1900s vooduism, 1800s– voodooism. β. now rare 1800s– vaudooism, 1800s– vaudouism. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: voodoo n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < voodoo n. + -ism suffix. With the β. forms compare French vaudouisme (apparently first attested slightly later: 1865 or earlier). 1. Also with capital initial. The system of religious beliefs and practices constituting voodoo (voodoo n. 1a); the belief in or practice of voodoo. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo voodoo1846 vodun1850 voodooism1850 1850 New-Orleans Weekly Delta 8 July 308/1 More Voudouism.—The fair daughters of Voudou..have procured a temple in the neighborhood of the Lake. 1861 Church July 192/2 During Soulouque's reign, Vaudouism was rampant. Its votaries are initiated with oaths and offerings of blood. 1908 Times 14 Dec. 10/1 Voodooism..finds expression in ceremonies conducted by the papaloi and mamaloi, or priests. 1922 Missions Apr. 200/1 Roman Catholicism all through the country [sc. Haiti] is largely tinged with vaudouism. 2012 G. Novak in R. B. Birrer Urban Family Med. xxx. 236/2 The Haitian peasant generally has the following resources of ‘traditional’ health care: home remedies, folk healer, and voodooism. 2. figurative. Often depreciative. Any body of practice regarded as resembling voodoo, typically in being thought to be based on magic or superstition. Cf. voodoo n. 1b. ΚΠ 1888 Trans. Med. & Chirurg. Faculty State of Maryland 90th Ann. Session 87 Emerging from the voodooism I may call the ancient treatment of hernia, such was its basis of superstition and ignorance. 1924 Amer. Mercury Nov. 291/2 It appears to indicate that whole areas of the Republic have gone over to Methodist voodooism with a bang, and that civilization is barred out of them as effectively as the Bill of Rights is barred out of a Federal court. 2002 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 30 Nov. The benefits [of immigration] are not the ‘economic voodooism’ New Zealand First leader Winston Peters charges his opponents with. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850
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