voodooism

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noun

A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.

Similar
voodoovodounhoodooism
OriginEnglish voodoo ← Louisiana Creole voudo ← Haitian Creole Vodou →
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Meanings

nounvoodooism (countable and uncountable, plural voodooisms)

plural voodooisms

  1. uncountableA religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.

    Voodooism is Devil worship pure and simple.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 189
  2. countableAny voodoo practice.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

Similar
voodoovodounhoodooism
Broader
cultcultusreligious cult
Also see
hoodooismvoodoo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Fonvodu
  2. Haitian CreoleVodou
  3. Louisiana Creolevoudo
  4. Englishvoodoo
  5. Englishvoodooism

From voodoo + -ism.

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APA

voodooism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voodooism

MLA

“voodooism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voodooism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voodooism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voodooism.

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