Vodou
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Vodou
First recorded in 1880–85; from an Indigenous language spoken in Benin
Example Sentences
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In August 1791, some 200 slaves gathered at night in Bois-Caiman in northern Haiti for a Vodou ceremony organized by Dutty Boukman, a renowned enslaved leader and Vodou priest.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
“The spirits help you. They’re always around,” said Sherly Norzéus, who is initiated to become a “mambo,” or Vodou priestess.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Vodou is attracting more believers given the surge in gang violence and government inaction, said Cecil Elien Isac, a 4th-generation oungan.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Vodou was at the root of the revolution that led Haiti to become the world’s first free Black republic in 1804, a religion born in West Africa and brought across the Atlantic by enslaved people.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Is it because you are a mambo—a Vodou priestess who held ceremonies in the courtyard of a Christian NGO building?
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
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