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voo·doo
(vo͞o′do͞o)n. pl. voo·doos
1. A religion of West African origin practiced chiefly in Haiti and other Caribbean countries, based on animism, magic, and elements of Roman Catholic ritual, and characterized by belief in a supreme God and a large pantheon of local and tutelary deities, deified ancestors, and saints, who communicate with believers in dreams, trances, and ritual possessions. Also called vodoun.
2. A practitioner, priest, or priestess of voodoo.
3. Deceptive or delusive nonsense.
tr.v. voo·dooed, voo·doo·ing, voo·doos
To place under the influence of a spell or curse; bewitch.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the beliefs or practices of voodoo.
2. Based on unrealistic or delusive assumptions: voodoo economics.
[Louisiana French voudou, from Ewe vodu and Fon vodun.]
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voodoo
(ˈvuːduː)n, pl -doos
1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) Also called: voodooism a religious cult involving witchcraft and communication by trance with ancestors and animistic deities, common in Haiti and other Caribbean islands
2. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a person who practises voodoo
3. (Other Non-Christian Religions) a charm, spell, or fetish involved in voodoo worship and ritual
adj
(Other Non-Christian Religions) relating to or associated with voodoo
vb, -doos, -dooing or -dooed
(Other Non-Christian Religions) (tr) to affect by or as if by the power of voodoo
[C19: from Louisiana French voudou, ultimately of West African origin; compare Ewe vodu guardian spirit]
ˈvoodooist n
ˌvoodooˈistic adj
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voo•doo
(ˈvu du)n.
1. a polytheistic religion practiced chiefly by West Indians, deriving principally from African cult worship and containing elements borrowed from the Catholic religion.
2. a person who practices this religion.
3. a fetish or other object of voodoo worship.
4. black magic; sorcery.
adj. 5. of, associated with, or practicing voodoo.
6. deceptively simple: voodoo economics.
v.t. 7. to affect by voodoo sorcery.
[1810–20, Amer.; < Louisiana French, earlier vandoux, vandoo]
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voodoo
Past participle: voodooed
Gerund: voodooing
| Imperative |
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| voodoo |
| voodoo |
| Present |
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| I voodoo |
| you voodoo |
| he/she/it voodoos |
| we voodoo |
| you voodoo |
| they voodoo |
| Preterite |
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| I voodooed |
| you voodooed |
| he/she/it voodooed |
| we voodooed |
| you voodooed |
| they voodooed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am voodooing |
| you are voodooing |
| he/she/it is voodooing |
| we are voodooing |
| you are voodooing |
| they are voodooing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have voodooed |
| you have voodooed |
| he/she/it has voodooed |
| we have voodooed |
| you have voodooed |
| they have voodooed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was voodooing |
| you were voodooing |
| he/she/it was voodooing |
| we were voodooing |
| you were voodooing |
| they were voodooing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had voodooed |
| you had voodooed |
| he/she/it had voodooed |
| we had voodooed |
| you had voodooed |
| they had voodooed |
| Future |
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| I will voodoo |
| you will voodoo |
| he/she/it will voodoo |
| we will voodoo |
| you will voodoo |
| they will voodoo |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have voodooed |
| you will have voodooed |
| he/she/it will have voodooed |
| we will have voodooed |
| you will have voodooed |
| they will have voodooed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be voodooing |
| you will be voodooing |
| he/she/it will be voodooing |
| we will be voodooing |
| you will be voodooing |
| they will be voodooing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been voodooing |
| you have been voodooing |
| he/she/it has been voodooing |
| we have been voodooing |
| you have been voodooing |
| they have been voodooing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been voodooing |
| you will have been voodooing |
| he/she/it will have been voodooing |
| we will have been voodooing |
| you will have been voodooing |
| they will have been voodooing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been voodooing |
| you had been voodooing |
| he/she/it had been voodooing |
| we had been voodooing |
| you had been voodooing |
| they had been voodooing |
| Conditional |
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| I would voodoo |
| you would voodoo |
| he/she/it would voodoo |
| we would voodoo |
| you would voodoo |
| they would voodoo |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have voodooed |
| you would have voodooed |
| he/she/it would have voodooed |
| we would have voodooed |
| you would have voodooed |
| they would have voodooed |
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voodoo
A religious cult practiced in Haiti and in parts of the Caribbean, Brazil, and the southern states of America. Voodoo mixes beliefs and rites of Africa with elements from the Catholic religion.
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Noun 1. voodoo - a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
good luck charm, charm - something believed to bring good luck
2. voodoo - (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
cult - followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
Haiti, Republic of Haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
3. [画像:voodoo - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti)]voodoo - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
cultus, religious cult, cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"
hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoo
zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit, zombie - (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
Verb 1. [画像:voodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoo]voodoo - bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
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voodoo
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Translations
فودو: مَزيج من السِّحْر والشَّعْوَذَه
čarodějnictví
voodoo
voodoo
vúdú
buršanamaģija
büyü vudu
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voodoo
n → Voodoo m, → Wodu m
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voodoo
(ˈvuːduː) noun a type of witchcraft originally practised by certain Negro races in the West Indies. voedoe فودو: مَزيج من السِّحْر والشَّعْوَذَه вуду vodu čarodějnictví der Wodu voodoo βουντού vudú voodoo طلسم ودو voodoo vaudou כִּישוּף ווּדוּ तन्त्र-मन्त्र vudu néger varázslás tenung vúdú(galdrar) vudù ブーズー教 부두교(주로 서인도 제도의 흑인들이 믿는 다신교) burtai, kerai maģija; buršana voodoo voodoo voodoo gusła په افريقايي تور پوستو كې دټوټكه مارۍ او كوډو مذهبي عقيده: تور پوستي ټوټكه مار، كوډګر: جادو، ټوټكه مارى، كوډګر vudu voodoo шаманство čarodejníctvo vudu vudu voodoo พิธีทางศาสนาและเวทมนตร์ของชาวนิโกร ในหมู่เกาะอินเดียตะวันตก vudu, büyü 巫毒教 шаманство, чаклунство سفلي جادو sự dùng tà thuật (尤指西印度群岛等地的)伏都教
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voodoo
n vudú mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.