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Definition of Voodooism

Voodooism
Voodooism Voo"doo*ism, n. [Probably (through Creole French vaudoux a negro sorcerer) fr. F. Vaudois Waldensian, because the Waldenses were accused of sorcery.] A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism.

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- Look up Voodoo or voodoo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Voodoo may refer to: West African Vodun, a religion practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups...
- of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-70379-4. Ramsey, Kate (2012). "From 'Voodooism' to 'Vodou': Changing a US Library of Congress Subject Heading". Journal...
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- The term Voodoo doll commonly refers to an effigy that is typically used for the insertion of pins. Such practices are found in various forms in the magical...
- Voodoo Lounge is a studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 11 July 1994. As their first new release under their new alliance...
- Voodoo is a 1995 American horror film directed by Rene Eram and written by Brian DiMuccio and Dino Vindeni. Corey Feldman stars as a youth who must contend...
- "Voodoo People" is a song by British electronic music group The Prodigy, released on 12 September 1994 as the third single from their second studio album...
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- Doctor Voodoo may refer to one of the following fictional characters in Marvel Comics. Daniel Drumm, the first Doctor Voodoo, who becomes a ghost and...
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