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voodoo

/ˈvudu/noun, verb2 syllables

Voodoo means: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.

Synonyms for voodoo7

noun, as in a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

juju, hoodoo, fetish, fetich

noun, as in a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism

What does voodoo mean?4

noun

1

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

2

a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

3

(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities

verb

1

bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Voodoo in a sentence

  • Can a beautiful voodoo woman cast a spell on me, pretty please?Shujinko
  • Oleg found a voodoo doll in the drawer.Amastan
  • Oleg stabbed the voodoo doll with a dagger.Amastan
  • People associated with magic and voodoo are feared.frpzzd
  • Oleg found voodoo dolls in Rima’s liquor cabinet.Amastan
  • Don't make fun of the voodoo priestess.ajje
  • Yanni was a voodoo priest and he controlled the lives of a lot of people with fear.Amastan
  • I'm not a believer of voodoo.pip

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of voodoo

as a noun

plural
voodoos

as a verb

third-person singular
voodoos
present participle
voodooing
past participle
voodooed
past tense
voodooed