Voodooism

Voodooism
Voodooism Voo"doo*ism, n. [Probably (through Creole French vaudoux a negro sorcerer) fr. F. Vaudois Waldensian, because the Waldenses were accused of sorcery.] A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Haiti, and to some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism. [1913 Webster]

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  • voodooism — voo·doo·ism …   English syllables

  • voodooism — voo•doo•ism [[t]ˈvu duˌɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) voodoo religious rites and practices 2) ant the practice of sorcery • Etymology: 1860–65 voo′doo•ist, n …   From formal English to slang

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