voodoo

Noun
  1. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers (synset 103609171)
    is a type of: charm, good luck charm - something believed to bring good luck
    same as: fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju
  2. (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities (synset 108169504)
    referred to in: haiti, republic of haiti - a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
    is a type of: cult - followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
  3. A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti);
    Involves witchcraft and animistic deities (synset 106255946)
    associated with: zombi, zombi spirit, zombie, zombie spirit - (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
    is a type of: cult, cultus, religious cult - a system of religious beliefs and rituals
    subtypes: hoodoo - a practitioner of voodoo
    same as: hoodooism, vodoun, voodooism
Verb
  1. Bewitch by or as if by a voodoo (synset 200779436)
    is a type of: bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, jinx, witch - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

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