About The Word Voodooism
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Voodooism
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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.
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