"voodoo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvuːduː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voodoo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: voodoos [plural]
Rhymes: -uːduː Etymology: From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|lou|voudou}} Louisiana Creole voudou, {{der|en|ht|vodou}} Haitian Creole vodou, {{der|en|ee|vódũ||deity, idol}} Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), {{der|en|fon|vòdún||fetish}} Fon vòdún (“fetish”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} voodoo (countable and uncountable, plural voodoos)
  1. Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-voodoo-en-noun-6dry~DsW
  2. The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Voodoo Synonyms (religion of Africa or the Americas): vodou, vodoun, voudon, voudoun, vodun, voudou, Voodoo Translations (Afro-Caribbean religion): voedoe (Afrikaans), вуду (vudu) [neuter] (Bulgarian), vodú [masculine] (Catalan), vudú [masculine] (Catalan), 巫毒教 (wūdújiào) (Chinese Mandarin), vúdú [neuter] (Czech), voodoo [common-gender] (Danish), voodoo [masculine] (Dutch), voduo (Esperanto), voodoo (Finnish), vaudou (French), ვუდუ (vudu) (Georgian), Voodoo [masculine] (German), Wodu [masculine] (German), Voudou [masculine] (German), Vodou (Haitian Creole), voodoo [masculine] (Italian), vudù [masculine] (Italian), vudu [masculine] (Italian), ブードゥー教 (būdū-kyō) (Japanese), 부두교 (budugyo) (Korean), voodoo [neuter] (Polish), wudu [feminine] (Polish), vodu [masculine] (Portuguese), ву́ду (vúdu) [masculine] (Russian), vudú (Spanish), voodoo [common-gender] (Swedish), vudu (Turkish), fwdw [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-voodoo-en-noun-yiQfAu7S Disambiguation of Voodoo: 3 79 7 0 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 56 24 10 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 53 23 8 7 Disambiguation of 'religion of Africa or the Americas': 5 75 14 6 Disambiguation of 'Afro-Caribbean religion': 21 48 20 10
  3. (derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem. Tags: countable, derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-voodoo-en-noun-NYaop1om
  4. (dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-voodoo-en-noun-1O9w97IR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: voodooism [religion, lifestyle] Derived forms: voodoo death, voodoo doll, voodoo economics, voodooism, voodooist, voodoo mode, voodoo programming, voodoo science

Verb

IPA: /ˈvuːduː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voodoo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: voodoos [present, singular, third-person], voodooing [participle, present], voodooed [participle, past], voodooed [past]
Rhymes: -uːduː Etymology: From Louisiana Creole voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from a West African language, such as Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), Fon vòdún (“fetish”) or the Kwa languages vodũ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|lou|voudou}} Louisiana Creole voudou, {{der|en|ht|vodou}} Haitian Creole vodou, {{der|en|ee|vódũ||deity, idol}} Ewe vódũ (“deity, idol”), {{der|en|fon|vòdún||fetish}} Fon vòdún (“fetish”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} voodoo (third-person singular simple present voodoos, present participle voodooing, simple past and past participle voodooed)
  1. To bewitch someone or something using voodoo Related terms: hoodoo
    Sense id: en-voodoo-en-verb-0G7ouvfu

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      "word": "voodoo death"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodoo doll"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodoo economics"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodooism"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodooist"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodoo mode"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodoo programming"
    },
    {
      "word": "voodoo science"
    }
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    },
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          "ref": "2007, Kevin Filan, The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Destiny Books, page 13",
          "text": "You cannot understand Haitian Vodou as it is practised today without first knowing something about the culture from which it sprang, and the ways history has shaped religion, and vice versa.",
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        }
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        "Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana."
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          "Caribbean",
          "Caribbean"
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          "Haiti",
          "Haiti"
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          "Louisiana",
          "Louisiana"
        ]
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        [
          "Ewe",
          "Ewe"
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        [
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          "Benin",
          "Benin"
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        "uncountable"
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
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        "(derogatory) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "derogatory",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1889, Longman's Magazine, volume 14, page 557",
          "text": "So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos. He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious stories.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer."
      ],
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        [
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          "sorcerer"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "dated",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvuːduː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːduː"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voodoo.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
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    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "vodou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "vodoun"
    },
    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "voudon"
    },
    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "voudoun"
    },
    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "vodun"
    },
    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "voudou"
    },
    {
      "sense": "religion of Africa or the Americas",
      "word": "Voodoo"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "voodooism"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "voedoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vudu",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вуду"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vodú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vudú"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wūdújiào",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "巫毒教"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vúdú"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "voduo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "vaudou"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "vudu",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "ვუდუ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wodu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Voudou"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "Vodou"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vudù"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vudu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "būdū-kyō",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "ブードゥー教"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "budugyo",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "부두교"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wudu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vodu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vúdu",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ву́ду"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "vudú"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "voodoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "word": "vudu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Afro-Caribbean religion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fwdw"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "voodoo"
  ],
  "word": "voodoo"
}

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    "English terms derived from Fon",
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    "English terms derived from Louisiana Creole",
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    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "fetish"
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    {
      "form": "voodoos",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "voodooing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "voodooed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "voodooed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "word": "hoodoo"
    }
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈvuːduː/"
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      "rhymes": "-uːduː"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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}

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