German

Noun

Voodoo m

1. voodoo

English

Noun

voodoo ‎(countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)

1. A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
2. Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
3. (pejorative) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

   I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

4. (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
   • 1889, Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)

     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.

Alternative forms

• (religion of Africa or the Americas): vodoun, voudon, voudoun, vodun, voudou, Voodoo

Synonyms

• (religion): voodooism

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

voodoo ‎(third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)

1. To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

   He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.

See also

• hoodoo
• Haitian Vodou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• West African Vodun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Noun

voodoo

1. voodoo

Declension

Italian

Noun

voodoo m ‎(invariable)

1. voodoo