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Definitions for Voodoo

[1] Also vodun. a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion.
[2] a person who practices this religion.
[3] a fetish or other object of voodoo worship.
[4] a group of magical and ecstatic rites associated with voodoo.
[5] (not in technical use) black magic; sorcery.
[6] of, pertaining to, associated with, or practicing voodoo.
[7] Informal . characterized by deceptively simple, almost as if magical, solutions or ideas: voodoo economics.
[8] to affect by voodoo sorcery.
[9] Also called: voodooism a religious cult involving witchcraft and communication by trance with ancestors and animistic deities, common in Haiti and other Caribbean islands
[10] a person who practises voodoo
[11] a charm, spell, or fetish involved in voodoo worship and ritual
[12] relating to or associated with voodoo
[13] (tr) to affect by or as if by the power of voodoo

Words related to Voodoo

witchcraft, abracadabra, necromancy, enchantment, hoodoo, spell, sorcery, divination, alchemy, charm, hocus-pocus, jinx, devilry, witchery, obeah, wizardry, obi, conjuring

Words nearby Voodoo

von stroheim, von willebrand's disease, vondel, vonnegut, vonnegut, kurt, jr., voodoo, voodooism, voorkamer, voorskot, voortrekker, vor

Origin of Voodoo

1810–20, Americanism ; < Louisiana French, earlier vandoux, vandoo < a West African source perhaps akin to Ewe vodũ demon

Word origin for Voodoo

C19: from Louisiana French voudou, ultimately of West African origin; compare Ewe vodu guardian spirit

Synonyms for Voodoo

witchcraft, abracadabra, alchemy, charm, conjuring, devilry, divination, enchantment, hocus-pocus, hoodoo, jinx, necromancy, obeah, obi, sorcery, spell, witchery, wizardry, black art, evil eye, mumbo jumbo