voodooism

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English

Etymology

From voodoo +‎ -ism.

Noun

voodooism (countable and uncountable, plural voodooisms)

  1. (uncountable) A religious cult, from Haiti, involving witchcraft and sorcery.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 189:
      Voodooism is Devil worship pure and simple.
  2. (countable) Any voodoo practice.

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