voodoo

¹voo·doo

noun \ˈvü-(ˌ)dü\

plural voodoos

Definition of VOODOO

1

also vo·dou \vō-ˈdü\ : a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti

2

a : a person who deals in spells and necromancy b (1) : a sorcerer's spell : hex (2) : a hexed object : charm

Examples of VOODOO

1. <found a voodoo who was willing to put a hex on the man who had jilted her>

Origin of VOODOO

Louisiana Creole voudou, probably from Ewe vódũ tutelary deity

First Known Use: 1850

Related to VOODOO

Synonyms: charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, mage, Magian, magus, necromancer, sorcerer, magician, voodooist, witch, wizard

Related Words: enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress; warlock; occultist; thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, theurgist, wonder-worker; medicine man, shaman, shamanist, witch doctor; crystal gazer, diviner, foreseer, fortune-teller, prognosticator, prophesier, prophet, seer, soothsayer; medium; exorciser, exorcist

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Rhymes with VOODOO

accrue, achoo, adieu, ado, Agnew, aircrew, airscrew, anew, askew, babu, Baku, bamboo, battu, battue, bayou, bedew, beshrew, bestrew, bijou, boo-boo, boubou, brand-new, breakthrough, burgoo, cachou, can-do, canoe, caoutchouc, Carew, Cebu, Chonju, construe, Corfu, corkscrew, coypu, CQ, cuckoo, curfew, debut, Depew, doo-doo, ecu, endue, ensue, eschew, floor-through, fondue, fordo, Gansu, Gentoo, Gifu, goo-goo, GQ, ground crew, gumshoe, guru, hairdo, hereto, Hindu, home brew, Honshu, horseshoe, how-to, HQ, Hutu, igloo, imbrue, imbue, IQ, jackscrew, K2, Kansu, karoo, Karoo, kazoo, Khufu, kung fu, Kwangju, leadscrew, lean-to, long view, make-do, Matthew, me-too, mildew, milieu, miscue, misdo, muumuu, non-U, old-shoe, one-two, on view, outdo, perdu, Peru, poilu, prau, preview, pursue, purview, ragout, redo, renew, Renfrew, review, revue, rough-hew, run-through, sandshoe, Sardou, see-through, set-to, setscrew, shampoo, sinew, skiddoo, snafu, snowshoe, soft-shoe, span-new, subdue, surtout, taboo, Taegu, tattoo, thank-you, thereto, thumbscrew, to-do, too-too, tree shrew, undo, undue, unglue, unscrew, untrue, vatu, vendue, venue, virtu, wahoo, walk-through, wherethrough, whereto, who's who, worldview, yahoo, yoo-hoo