Voodoo \Voo"doo\, n.
1. See Voodooism.
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2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Voodoo \Voo"doo\, a.
Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo
incantations.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
voodoo
n 1: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
[syn: juju, hoodoo, fetish, fetich]
2: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries
(especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic
deities [syn: vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism]
v : bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
WordNet (r) 2.0
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "voodoo":
Jonah, alchemy, amulet, bad influence, bedevil, bewitch,
bewitchery, cantrip, charm, conjurer, curse, demonize, diabolize,
divination, enchant, enchanter, enchantment, evil eye, evil genius,
evil star, exorciser, exorcist, fetish, fetishism, fylfot,
gammadion, glamour, good-luck charm, gramarye, hex, hoodoo,
ill wind, incantational, incantatory, jinx, juju, jujuism,
love charm, lucky bean, lucky piece, madstone, mage, magian, magic,
magus, malevolent influence, malocchio, mascot, medicine man,
mumbo jumbo, mundunugu, natural magic, necromancer, necromancy,
necromantic, numinous, obeah, obeah doctor, obsess, overlook,
periapt, philter, phylactery, possess, rune, scarab, scarabaeus,
scarabee, shaman, shamanic, shamanism, shamanist, shamanistic,
sorcerer, sorcerous, sorcery, sortilege, spell, spellbinding,
spellcasting, sudarium, swastika, sympathetic magic, talisman,
talismanic, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgic, thaumaturgics,
thaumaturgism, thaumaturgy, theurgy, unspeller, vampirism,
veronica, voodooism, voodooist, voodooistic, wanga, wangateur,
warlock, weird, whammy, white magic, witch, witch doctor,
witch master, witch-finder, witchcraft, witchery, witchlike,
witchman, witchwork, witchy, wizard, wizardlike, wizardly,
wizardry
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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