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VOODOO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
Synonyms:
fetich; fetish; hoodoo; juju; voodoo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("voodoo" is a kind of...):
charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)
Derivation:
voodoo (bewitch by or as if by a voodoo)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Synonyms:
hoodooism; vodoun; voodoo; voodooism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("voodoo" is a kind of...):
cult; cultus; religious cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)
Domain member category:
zombi; zombi spirit; zombie; zombie spirit ((voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "voodoo"):
hoodoo (a practitioner of voodoo)
Derivation:
voodoo (bewitch by or as if by a voodoo)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("voodoo" is a kind of...):
cult (followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices)
Domain category:
Haiti; Republic of Haiti (a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "voodoo" is one way to...):
bewitch; enchant; glamour; hex; jinx; witch (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
voodoo (a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers)
voodoo (a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities)
