voodooism

[voo-doo-iz-uhm]

voo·doo·ism

[voo-doo-iz-uhm]
noun
1.
the voodoo religious rites and practices.
2.
the practice of sorcery.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; voodoo + -ism

voo·doo·ist, noun
voo·doo·is·tic, adjective
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voodooism

noun
a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities [syn: voodoo
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