dictionary definitions for "voodoo"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  voodoo
      n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
           [syn: juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich]
      2: (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and
         animistic deities
      3: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries
         (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
         [syn: voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism]
      v 1: bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Voodoo \Voo"doo\, n.
     1. See Voodooism.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Voodoo \Voo"doo\, a.
     Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo
     incantations.
     [1913 Webster]


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