voodooism

voo·doo·ism

 (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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

voodooism - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities hoodooism, vodoun, 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

Translations

voodooism

n → Voodoo- or Wodukult m