voodoo

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

Similar word(s): fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju

Definition categories: man–made, charm

2. (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities

Definition categories: group, cult

3. a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

Similar word(s): hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism

Definition categories: thought, cult, cultus

Sentences with voodoo as a noun:

- I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

verb

1. bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

Definition categories: communication, bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, jinx, witch

Sentences with voodoo as a verb:

- He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him.