"voodooism" meaning in All languages combined

See voodooism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: voodooisms [plural]
Etymology: From voodoo + -ism. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|voodoo|-ism}} voodoo + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} voodooism (countable and uncountable, plural voodooisms)
  1. (uncountable) A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-voodooism-en-noun-d1XHfno4 Disambiguation of Religion: 59 41 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. (countable) Any voodoo practice. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-voodooism-en-noun-feBc51G6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59

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Alternative forms

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