voodooism

voo·doo·ism

V0146900 (vo͞o′do͞o-ĭz′əm)n.1. The practice and doctrines of voodoo.2. The practice of sorcery or witchcraft.

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voo′doo·ist n.voo′doo·is′tic adj.

voo•doo•ism

(ˈvu duˌɪz əm)

n. 1. voodoo religious rites and practices. 2. the practice of sorcery. [1860–65] voo′doo•ist, n.

voodooism, voudouism

1. the religious rites or practices, including magie or sorcery, of certain West Indian black people.
2. the practice of sorcery. — voodooist, n.See also: Magic

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voodooism - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deitieshoodooism, vodoun, voodoocultus, religious cult, cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoozombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit, zombie - (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body

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