Antonyms for voodoo

Grammar : Noun

Spell : voo-doo

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvu du

reality

Definition of voodoo

Origin : religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana French voudou, from a W.African language (e.g. Ewe and Fon vodu "spirit, demon, deity," also Vandoo, supposedly the name of an African deity, from a language of Dahomey). Cf. vodun "fetish connected with snake worship in Dahomey," said to be from vo "to be afraid," or vo "harmful." The verb is attested from 1880.

noun black magic

Example sentences :

"'The only form in which Voodoo—'" began Father Brown, reading aloud.
Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton

We didn't have no voodoo women nor conjure folks at our 20 acres.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various

Hyppolite was a Voodoo priest and, it is said, an anthropophagist.
Extract from : « Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales » by Charles B. Cory

We might have been offered up on the altar of the voodoo worshippers for all you cared!
Extract from : « Polly's Southern Cruise » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Then there was the voodoo priestess, she with the black goat.
Extract from : « The Crystal Ball » by Roy J. Snell

This woman was speaking, beyond doubt, of the voodoo priestess.
Extract from : « The Crystal Ball » by Roy J. Snell

She was thinking of Madame Zaran, of the voodoo priestess and all the rest.
Extract from : « The Crystal Ball » by Roy J. Snell

How far are we from the voodoo and all the savagery of Africa?
Extract from : « Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 » by Ida May Hill Starr

Why, then, should you exclaim, 'but Voodoo in the Surrey Hills!'
Extract from : « Bat Wing » by Sax Rohmer

The unholy rites of Voodoo are a closed book to the Western nations.
Extract from : « Bat Wing » by Sax Rohmer

Synonyms for voodoo

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