Voodooism
Americannoun
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the Voodoo religious rites and folk magic practices.
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the practice of magical and ecstatic rites associated with Voodoo.
Other Word Forms
- Voodooist noun
- Voodooistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of Voodooism
Example Sentences
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British Author Derek Marlowe, best known for A Dandy in Aspic, pits Lytton's prim England against sensual Haiti, Catholicism against voodooism, the terrors of a feverish imagination against the banality of a tourist's experience.
From Time Magazine Archive
In one of her new works, Santo, a psychological study of the clash of Voodooism and Christianity in Cuba, fascinated students watched an exhibition of primitive, pantherlike power and grace.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his verses called "Doctor Sam," Field touched on another fascinating side of Creole negro life: the mysterious beliefs and rites of voodooism—or, as it is more often spelled, voudouism.
From Project Gutenberg
But we are concerned with the humblest voodooism at present.
From Project Gutenberg
You see I do not believe in ghost stories nor voodooism, I have nothing to say.
From Project Gutenberg
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