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Voodoo   /vˈudˌu/   Listen
Voodoo

noun
1.
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.  Synonyms: fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju.
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.  Synonyms: hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism.






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"Voodoo" Quotes from Famous Books



... thing, John Hanks claimed to have taken young Lincoln to a "voodoo" negress. She is said to have become excited in reading the future of the tall, thin young man, saying to him, "You will be President, and all the negroes will be free." This story probably originated long afterward, when ...
— The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln • Wayne Whipple

... on this one," he said as the admiral winced. "I just don't see spending billions for alphabet bombs and then warming our tails on them while these psycho-noseys move in and try to fight these sand-lot wars with voodoo and ...
— I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon • Richard Sabia



Words linked to "Voodoo" :   cultus, enchant, bewitch, zombie spirit, good luck charm, zombi spirit, charm, jinx, zombie, Republic of Haiti, hex, witch, Haiti, religious cult, glamour, zombi, cult



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