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.
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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.
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