vodunn.

Brit.

/ˈvəʊduːn/, U.S.

/voʊˈdun/,

/ˈvoʊˌdun/, Caribbean English /ˈvʊduːn/, /ˈvuːduːn/

Forms:

α. 1800s– vodoun, 1800s– vodun, 1900s– vaudoun, 1900s– vaudun, 1900s– vodon.

β. 1800s– voudon, 1900s– voudoun.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French Creole. Etymon: French Creole vodun.

Etymology: Apparently < French Creole vodoun (reflected by Haitian French †vaudoun (1885 or earlier)) < Fon vodun (non-Christian) god, deity. Compare slightly earlier voodoo n.The Fon word is pronounced with a high-tone nasal vowel in the second syllable and no final consonant. The modern English pronunciation with final /n/ probably originated as a spelling pronunciation. In French, forms written with final -n (typically marking nasalization of the preceding vowel) are rare; for other French forms see voodoo n. Variant forms. In the β. forms probably after the α. forms at voodoo n. (compare the discussion at that entry). In some cases where a spelling with -on appears alongside forms with -ou (see voodoo n.) in the same text, the former may be a typographical error. The use of the form vodun specifically to distinguish the religion from later (extended and often derogatory) senses of voodoo n. was apparently introduced or popularized by M. J. Herskovits (initially with reference to Haiti; compare quot 1937 at sense 1). Semantic development. The transfer in sense from a word for supernatural beings to their worship apparently happened in the Caribbean; compare the discussion at voodoo n. Compare also Fon sεn vodun (verb) to serve a god or gods, vodunsinsεn (noun), denotinɡ the religion.

1. Originally: a religion practised in parts of the Caribbean (esp. Haiti) and the southern United States, combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional West African magical and religious rites, and characterized by belief in sorcery and spirit possession. Later also: the West African religion of which this Caribbean religion is a development. Cf. voodoo n. 1a.The form vodun is now widely used to denote the West African religion specifically.In quot. 1850 Voudon may alternatively be interpreted as the name of the chief god of this religion, either reading being possible from the context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo

voodoo1846

vodun1850

voodooism1850

1850 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 19 Aug. Rites of Voudon... The police of New Orleans have discovered a singular superstitious right [sic] which the negroes of the Crescent city have been in the habit of practising.

1881 Vanity Fair 13 Aug. 90/2 They are really powerless in the face of a secret Religion called ‘Voudon’.

1937 M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley xiv. 282 Vodun has not failed to make itself felt in certain festivals of the Church.

1971 B. Sidran Black Talk (1995) ii. 46 As vodun became a highly popular, if secret, religion throughout the Louisiana area, and, indeed, throughout the South as a whole, it spread the exalted function of black music.

1999 K. A. Appiah & H. L. Gates Africana 1721/2 Many of these slaves spoke the Gbe language and practiced the religion of Vodun (a predecessor of Haitian Vodou).

2014 L. Beukes Broken Monsters 202 Maybe you listened to a customer saying that they practise santeria. Or lucumí or vodoun?

2. A believer in or practitioner of this religion. Cf. voodoo n. 2. rare.An earlier printing in a different newspaper of the article cited at quot. 1863 gives the form Voudous; see note on variant forms in etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises

gris-gris1848

voodoo1850

voodoo doctor1860

vodun1863

voodoo queen1863

voodoo king1864

voodooist1867

hoodoo1868

mamaloi1884

houngan1929

mambo1939

1863 New Albany (Indiana) Daily Ledger 20 Aug. (headline) A descent upon the Voudons.

a1904 J. G. R. Furlong Faiths of Man (1906) III. 491 Voduns... These negroes of W. Africa were enslaved about 1500 A.C., and carried to the French and Spanish colonies in the W. Indies.

1958 J. Sykes Quakers i. i. 34 Almost any gathering of English citizenry could run to a pitch one associates more with a Haitian voudoun possessed by ‘the loa’.

Compounds

As a modifier (in sense 1).An earlier printing in a different newspaper of the article cited at quot. 1863 gives the form Voudou; see note in etymology.

ΚΠ

1863 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 10 Aug. 4/1 There is no power in the land so much dreaded as that of the Voudon Queen.

1881 Vanity Fair 13 Aug. 90/2 At Christmas time 9000 people assembled at the house of a noted ‘Voudon’ priestess.

1937 M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley viii. 149 When vodun deities are discussed in Mirebalais, most often two ‘companies’ of them are mentioned, the Rada and the Pétro ‘squads’.

1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) ii. 20 A photograph by Earl Leaf of a Haitian vodun altar.

1990 G. Bear Queen of Angels (1991) iii. lxiii. 374 The prêt' savan—advisor on church matters to the town's official vodoun houngan.

2004 Prediction Apr. 32/1 This ground-breaking work introduced the world to a taste of what real Vodoun society is about.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vodun
释义	vodunn. Brit. /ˈvəʊduːn/, U.S. /voʊˈdun/, /ˈvoʊˌdun/, Caribbean English /ˈvʊduːn/, /ˈvuːduːn/ Forms: α. 1800s– vodoun, 1800s– vodun, 1900s– vaudoun, 1900s– vaudun, 1900s– vodon. β. 1800s– voudon, 1900s– voudoun. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French Creole. Etymon: French Creole vodun. Etymology: Apparently < French Creole vodoun (reflected by Haitian French †vaudoun (1885 or earlier)) < Fon vodun (non-Christian) god, deity. Compare slightly earlier voodoo n.The Fon word is pronounced with a high-tone nasal vowel in the second syllable and no final consonant. The modern English pronunciation with final /n/ probably originated as a spelling pronunciation. In French, forms written with final -n (typically marking nasalization of the preceding vowel) are rare; for other French forms see voodoo n. Variant forms. In the β. forms probably after the α. forms at voodoo n. (compare the discussion at that entry). In some cases where a spelling with -on appears alongside forms with -ou (see voodoo n.) in the same text, the former may be a typographical error. The use of the form vodun specifically to distinguish the religion from later (extended and often derogatory) senses of voodoo n. was apparently introduced or popularized by M. J. Herskovits (initially with reference to Haiti; compare quot 1937 at sense 1). Semantic development. The transfer in sense from a word for supernatural beings to their worship apparently happened in the Caribbean; compare the discussion at voodoo n. Compare also Fon sεn vodun (verb) to serve a god or gods, vodunsinsεn (noun), denotinɡ the religion. 1. Originally: a religion practised in parts of the Caribbean (esp. Haiti) and the southern United States, combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional West African magical and religious rites, and characterized by belief in sorcery and spirit possession. Later also: the West African religion of which this Caribbean religion is a development. Cf. voodoo n. 1a.The form vodun is now widely used to denote the West African religion specifically.In quot. 1850 Voudon may alternatively be interpreted as the name of the chief god of this religion, either reading being possible from the context. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo voodoo1846 vodun1850 voodooism1850 1850 Scioto (Ohio) Gaz. 19 Aug. Rites of Voudon... The police of New Orleans have discovered a singular superstitious right [sic] which the negroes of the Crescent city have been in the habit of practising. 1881 Vanity Fair 13 Aug. 90/2 They are really powerless in the face of a secret Religion called ‘Voudon’. 1937 M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley xiv. 282 Vodun has not failed to make itself felt in certain festivals of the Church. 1971 B. Sidran Black Talk (1995) ii. 46 As vodun became a highly popular, if secret, religion throughout the Louisiana area, and, indeed, throughout the South as a whole, it spread the exalted function of black music. 1999 K. A. Appiah & H. L. Gates Africana 1721/2 Many of these slaves spoke the Gbe language and practiced the religion of Vodun (a predecessor of Haitian Vodou). 2014 L. Beukes Broken Monsters 202 Maybe you listened to a customer saying that they practise santeria. Or lucumí or vodoun? 2. A believer in or practitioner of this religion. Cf. voodoo n. 2. rare.An earlier printing in a different newspaper of the article cited at quot. 1863 gives the form Voudous; see note on variant forms in etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > voodoo > spell > one who practises gris-gris1848 voodoo1850 voodoo doctor1860 vodun1863 voodoo queen1863 voodoo king1864 voodooist1867 hoodoo1868 mamaloi1884 houngan1929 mambo1939 1863 New Albany (Indiana) Daily Ledger 20 Aug. (headline) A descent upon the Voudons. a1904 J. G. R. Furlong Faiths of Man (1906) III. 491 Voduns... These negroes of W. Africa were enslaved about 1500 A.C., and carried to the French and Spanish colonies in the W. Indies. 1958 J. Sykes Quakers i. i. 34 Almost any gathering of English citizenry could run to a pitch one associates more with a Haitian voudoun possessed by ‘the loa’. Compounds As a modifier (in sense 1).An earlier printing in a different newspaper of the article cited at quot. 1863 gives the form Voudou; see note in etymology. ΚΠ 1863 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) 10 Aug. 4/1 There is no power in the land so much dreaded as that of the Voudon Queen. 1881 Vanity Fair 13 Aug. 90/2 At Christmas time 9000 people assembled at the house of a noted ‘Voudon’ priestess. 1937 M. J. Herskovits Life Haitian Valley viii. 149 When vodun deities are discussed in Mirebalais, most often two ‘companies’ of them are mentioned, the Rada and the Pétro ‘squads’. 1956 M. W. Stearns Story of Jazz (1957) ii. 20 A photograph by Earl Leaf of a Haitian vodun altar. 1990 G. Bear Queen of Angels (1991) iii. lxiii. 374 The prêt' savan—advisor on church matters to the town's official vodoun houngan. 2004 Prediction Apr. 32/1 This ground-breaking work introduced the world to a taste of what real Vodoun society is about. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1850
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