"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: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 47 53
  2. (countable) Any voodoo practice. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-voodooism-en-noun-feBc51G6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 47 53

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