Voodoo

Definitions

1. Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
   countable, uncountable
2. The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
   countable, uncountable
3. Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
   countable, derogatory, uncountable
4. One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
   countable, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“You cannot understand⟳ Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.”

“I want⟳ a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.”

“So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance⟳ round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.”

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