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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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