VOODOO
Dictionary entry overview: What does voodoo mean?
• VOODOO (noun)
The noun VOODOO has 2 senses:
1. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
2. a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Familiarity information: VOODOO used as a noun is rare.
• VOODOO (verb)
The verb VOODOO has 1 sense:
1. bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
Familiarity information: VOODOO used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VOODOO (noun)
Meaning:
A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fetich; voodoo; fetish; juju; hoodoo
Hypernyms ("voodoo" is a kind of...):
charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)
Meaning:
A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
voodooism; vodoun; hoodooism; voodoo
Hypernyms ("voodoo" is a kind of...):
cult; cultus; religious cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)
Domain member category:
zombi; zombi spirit; zombie; zombie spirit ((voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "voodoo"):
hoodoo (a practitioner of voodoo)
• VOODOO (verb)
Meaning:
Bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "voodoo" is one way to...):
bewitch; enchant; glamour; hex; jinx; witch (cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
