voodoo
See also: Voodoo
English
Etymology
From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vodū, vodun (“fetish”), Kwa vodũ.
Pronunciation
Noun
voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)
- Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 13:
- 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.
- 2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books 2007, p. 13:
- The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
- (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
- I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.
- (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.
- 1889, Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- (religion): voodooism
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Afro-Caribbean religion
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Verb
voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)
See also
- hoodoo
Haitian Vodou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
West African Vodun on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Noun
voodoo
Declension
Inflection of voodoo (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | voodoo | voodoot | ||
genitive | voodoon | voodoiden voodoitten | ||
partitive | voodoota | voodoita | ||
illative | voodoohon voodooseen |
voodoihin voodoisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | voodoo | voodoot | ||
accusative | nom. | voodoo | voodoot | |
gen. | voodoon | |||
genitive | voodoon | voodoiden voodoitten | ||
partitive | voodoota | voodoita | ||
inessive | voodoossa | voodoissa | ||
elative | voodoosta | voodoista | ||
illative | voodoohon voodooseen |
voodoihin voodoisiin | ||
adessive | voodoolla | voodoilla | ||
ablative | voodoolta | voodoilta | ||
allative | voodoolle | voodoille | ||
essive | voodoona | voodoina | ||
translative | voodooksi | voodoiksi | ||
abessive | voodootta | voodoitta | ||
instructive | — | voodoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Italian
Noun
voodoo m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of vudù
Adjective
voodoo (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of vudù
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Louisiana Creole
- English terms derived from Louisiana Creole
- English terms derived from Haitian Creole
- English terms derived from Ewe
- English terms derived from Fon
- English terms derived from Kwa languages
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English derogatory terms
- English dated terms
- English verbs
- en:Voodoo
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish filee-type nominals
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian uncountable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian adjectives