单词 | voodoo |
释义 | Word Frequency voodoo(ˈvuːduː) nounWord forms: plural -doos 1. Also called: voodooism a religious cult involving witchcraft and communication by trance with ancestors and animistic deities, practised in Haiti and other Caribbean islands 2. a person who practises voodoo 3. a charm, spell, or fetish involved in voodoo worship and ritual adjective 4. relating to or associated with voodoo verbWord forms: -doos, -dooing or -dooed 5. (transitive) to affect by or as if by the power of voodoo Derived forms voodooist (ˈvoodooist) noun voodooistic (ˌvoodooˈistic) adjective Word origin C19: from Louisiana French voudou, ultimately of West African origin; compare Ewe vodu guardian spirit |
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