vodun

vo·dun | \ vō-ˈdüⁿ

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variants: or less commonly vodoun

Definition of vodun

: voodoo sense 1

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Recent Examples on the Web The author, who lives in Chicago and works at an ad agency, grew up in Alabama and as a child learned of vodun, a religion that later found offshoots in voodoo. — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, "New Leaf Literary Signs Breakout Author Rena Barron (Exclusive)," 12 Dec. 2017

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“Vodun.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vodun?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=v&file=vodoun01. Accessed 6 December 2019.

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