Voodoo

Voodoo
   A religion originated in Africa and practiced in Haiti, Brazil, Trinidad, Cuba and the southern United States. Voodoo brings together various elements of tribal religions of western Africa and Roman Catholicism. Practitioners worship a high god, twins and the dead through singing, dancing and music.
   See also Bon Dieu, Loa, Goofer Dust, Ogoun, Houngan, Zombie and Mambo.

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  • Voodoo — Voodoo …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Voodoo — Altar mit mehreren Fetischen in Abomey, Benin (2008) Voodoo [ˈvuːduː], auch Vodun, Voudou oder Wodu, ist eine überwiegend kreolische Religion, die in Haiti und anderen Teilen Amerikas und in Afrika beheimatet ist. Die Religion ist in westl …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • voodoo — ☆ voodoo [vo͞o′do͞o΄ ] n. pl. voodoos [Creole Fr, of WAfr orig., as in Ewe (Dahomey and Togo) vodu, fetish, demon] 1. a religion of the West Indies, esp. Haiti, based on beliefs and practices of African and Roman Catholic origin, and noted for… …   English World dictionary

  • Voodoo — Voo doo, a. Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Voodoo — Album par Alexz Johnson Sortie Sortie digitale (Téléchargement) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • voodoo — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. wudu] || {{/stl 7}}wudu {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. n ndm {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} rodzaj prymitywnej religii pochodzącej z Afryki Zachodniej, rozpowszechnionej wśród Murzynów na Haiti i innych wyspach Morza Karaibskiego, a także …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Voodoo — Voo doo, n. 1. See {Voodooism}. [1913 Webster] 2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • voodoo — religious witchcraft of Haiti and Southern U.S., ultimately of African origin, 1850, from Louisiana Fr. 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… …   Etymology dictionary

  • voodoo — (izg. vȗdȗ) DEFINICIJA v. vudu ETIMOLOGIJA engl …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • voodoo — [n] black magic abracadabra*, alchemy, black art, charm, conjuring, devilry, divination, enchantment, evil eye, hocuspocus*, hoodoo, jinx, mumbo jumbo*, necromancy, obeah, obi, sorcery, spell, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry; concepts 370,689 …   New thesaurus

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