voodooism

noun

ˈvü-(ˌ)dü-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce voodooism (audio)
Definition of voodooismnext
as in witchcraft
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means voodooism is condemned by several religions

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  1. witchcraft
  2. sorcery
  3. magic
Noun
  • Eclipses, which used to be thought of as magic or even witchcraft, depending on what suited them at the moment, are now understood to be just a function of the Earth's alignment with the sun and moon.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The roughly 25-acre farm is also home to a reproduction of the Salem Village Meeting House, the site of many early hearings about the Salem witchcraft hysteria.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of witchcraft
Noun
  • Now, the sorcery of the dance floor is that this is never happening to only one dancer.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After graduating, Papadopoulos took classes at Hunter College, bonding with classmates over sword and sorcery movies.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of sorcery
Noun
  • Enter Professor Ian Wright (Lee Pace), whom Sally and Gillian discover stark naked in his London apartment under the influence of dark magic.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But the freshman came back to the underthrown ball and made magic happen.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of magic
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