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vodoun

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vo·doun or vo·dun  (v-dn)
n.
See voodoo.
[Haitian Creole, from Ewe vodu or Fon vodun.]
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Noun1.vodoun - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti)vodoun - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
hoodooism, voodooism, voodoo
cultus, religious cult, cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoo
zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit, zombie - (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
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