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voodooist
English
Alternative forms
- vodounist
Etymology
From voodoo +? -ist.
Noun
voodooist (plural voodooists)
- A practitioner or student of voodoo.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 26:
- “Voodooists believe that their sorcerers have the power to raise innocent individuals from their graves to sell them as sleaves.”
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, p. 26:
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voodoo
English
Etymology
From Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vód? (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?vu?du?/
Noun
voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)
- Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 13:
- You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.
- 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 13:
- The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
- I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
- (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
- 1889, Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)
- So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.
- 1889, Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)
Alternative forms
- (religion of Africa or the Americas): vodou, vodoun, voudon, voudoun, vodun, voudou, Voodoo
Synonyms
- (religion): voodooism
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)
- To bewitch someone or something using voodoo
- He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.
See also
- hoodoo
- Haitian Vodou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- West African Vodun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Noun
voodoo
- voodoo
Declension
Italian
Noun
voodoo m (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of vudù
Adjective
voodoo (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of vudù
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.
Noun
voodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooer, definite plural voodooene)
- voodoo
References
- “voodoo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.
Noun
voodoo m (definite singular voodooen, indefinite plural voodooar, definite plural voodooane)
- voodoo
References
- “voodoo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Alternative forms
- wudu
Etymology
From English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?vu.du/
Noun
voodoo n (indeclinable)
- voodoo (Afro-Caribbean religion)
Further reading
- voodoo in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- voodoo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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