hoodooism

hoo·doo

H0267400 (ho͞o′do͞o)n. pl. hoo·doos 1. a. Magic healing and control, especially in African-based folk medicine in the United States and the Caribbean. Also called conjure.b. A practitioner of hoodoo.2. Voodoo.3. a. Bad luck.b. One that brings bad luck.4. Geology A column of eccentrically shaped rock, produced by differential weathering.tr.v. hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing, hoo·doos 1. To practice hoodoo on; affect with a charm or curse.2. To bring bad luck to.

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[Of West African origin, possibly from voodoo.]

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hoo′doo·ism n.

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hoodooism - a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deitiesvodoun, voodooism, voodoocultus, religious cult, cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoozombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit, zombie - (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body