voodoo
Other forms: voodoos; voodooed; voodooing
Voodoo is a set of religious beliefs mainly followed by people in Caribbean countries and the Southern United States. People who practice voodoo believe that death is a transition from the visible to the invisible world.
You may see voodoo portrayed on TV and in movies as a scary, violent cult that uses black magic and voodoo dolls to torment people. In reality, voodoo is a varied, community-centered religion with deep African influences, which often incorporates Catholic saint imagery. Voodoo comes from the Louisiana French voudou, ultimately from a West African language.
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(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deitiestype of:cultfollowers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
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a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
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a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
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bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
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