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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



... were running like rabbits through the brush. To the left, Kent was charging far around and out of sight. To the right, Rough Riders and negroes were driving Spaniards down one hill and up the next. The negroes were as wild as at a camp meeting or a voodoo dance. One big Sergeant strode along brandishing in each hand a piece of his carbine that had been shot in two by a Mauser bullet, and shouting at the ...
— Crittenden - A Kentucky Story of Love and War • John Fox, Jr.
... acquaintance with the folk-lore of many nations. He was perpetually raving over the Finnish, the Voodoo, the Hindu. If he had gone to Paris instead of to Japan, we should have missed the impressionism of his Japanese tales, yet he might have found the artistic solace his aching heart desired. There his style would have been better grounded; there he would ...
— Ivory Apes and Peacocks • James Huneker
... too stuck up for that. When he wants more, them tha' black demons and that voodoo bird of his'n will get 'em for him, and he's a hanging his long legs off'ner a rock some whar smoking ...
— The Black Wolf Pack • Dan Beard
... We didn't have no voodoo women nor conjure folks at our 20 acres. We all knowed about the Word and the unseen Son of God and we didn't put ...
— Slave Narratives, Oklahoma - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From - Interviews with Former Slaves • Various


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


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