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du noun
1.
2.
a person who practices this religion.
3.
a fetish or other object of voodoo worship.
4.
a group of magical and ecstatic rites associated with voodoo.
5.
(not in technical use) black magic; sorcery.
adjective
6.
of, pertaining to, associated with, or practicing voodoo.
7.
Informal: Usually Disparaging. characterized by deceptively simple, almost magical, solutions or ideas: voodoo politics.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to affect by voodoo sorcery.
Origin:
1810–20, Americanism; < Louisiana French, earlier vandoux, vandoo < a West African source perhaps akin to Ewe vodũ demon
1810–20, Americanism; < Louisiana French, earlier vandoux, vandoo < a West African source perhaps akin to Ewe vodũ demon
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World English Dictionary
voodoo (ˈvuːduː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -doos | |
| 1. | Also called: voodooism a religious cult involving witchcraft and communication by trance with ancestors and animistic deities, common in Haiti and other Caribbean islands |
| 2. | a person who practises voodoo |
| 3. | a charm, spell, or fetish involved in voodoo worship and ritual |
| —adj | |
| 4. | relating to or associated with voodoo |
| —vb , -doos, -doos, -dooing, -dooed | |
| 5. | (tr) to affect by or as if by the power of voodoo |
| [C19: from Louisiana French voudou, ultimately of West African origin; compare Ewe vodu guardian spirit] | |
| 'voodooist | |
| —n | |
| voodoo'istic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
voodoo
religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ult. of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana Fr. voudou, from a W.African language (e.g. Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Cf. vodun "fetish connected with snake
worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
voodoo definition
A form of animism involving trances and other rituals. Communication with the dead is a principal feature of voodoo. It is most common in the nations of the Caribbean Sea, especially Haiti, where people sometimes mingle voodoo and Christian practices.
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Simply put, voodoo is a religion, whereas hoodoo is a group of magic.
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