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单词 voodooist
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voodooistn.adj.

Brit. /ˈvuːduːɪst/, U.S. /ˈvuˌduəst/
Forms: see voodoo n. and -ist suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: voodoo n., -ist suffix.
Etymology: < voodoo n. + -ist suffix, probably after voodooism n.
A. n.
Frequently with capital initial. A believer in or practitioner of voodoo.
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
1867 Standard 1 Jan. 5/7 The high priestess is an old woman called by the Voodooists the ‘Good Mother’.
1929 W. B. Seabrook Magic Island Notes 289 The connection which Haitian Voodooists believe exists between Dangbé and Ayida-Ouédo.
1966 G. Greene Comedians i. ii. 57 Joseph was a good Catholic as well as a good Voodooist.
2012 Callaloo 35 92 My maternal (step)grandfather was a voodooist in Pike County, Mississippi.
B. adj. (in attributive use).
That is a voodooist; of or relating to voodoo or voodooists.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [adjective] > of or relating to voodoo
voodoo1849
voodooist1921
1921 Japan Advertiser (Tokyo) 29 June 2/3 The uncanny notes of the voodooist strain produced a queer swimming sensation in the listeners' head.
1972 Caribbean Rev. No. 3. 7/1 In the voodooist parlance, the experience of possession is metaphorically referred to as the mounting of the devotee by the god.
2011 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Saturday Extra section) b3 Former Montreal pastor Jean Fils-Aime believes that Haitians..are in the midst of an identity crisis that can be overcome only by embracing their voodooist roots.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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