Antonyms for voodoo
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : voo-doo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvu du |
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
- "'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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