About The Word Voodooism
Learn about the word Voodooism to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Voodooism definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Voodooism
| Voodooism Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Voodooism?
[n] a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Synonyms | Synonyms for Voodooism: hoodooism | vodoun | voodoo Related Terms | Find terms related to Voodooism: See Also | cult | hoodoo | religious cult Voodooism In Webster's Dictionary \Voo"doo*ism\, n. [Probably (through Creole French
vaudoux a negro sorcerer) fr. F. Vaudois Waldensian, because
the Waldenses were accused of sorcery.]
A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include
human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is
prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in
the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African
barbarism.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Fur seal ‐ eared seal of the S hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the…
- Leaven ‐ an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something;…
- Maniraptor ‐ advanced…
- Selectively ‐ in a selective manner; "we choose our students very…
- Ceylonese ‐ of or relating to Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) or its people or…
- Deputy(a) ‐ acting as substitute…
- Recruitment ‐ the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or…
- Sodium benzoate ‐ a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and…
- Bose-einstein statistics ‐ (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose…
- Sorghum vulgare technicum ‐ tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used…