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Meaning of "voodooism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VOODOOISM

voodooism  [ˈvuːduːɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOODOOISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Voodooism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VOODOOISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

voodooism

Haitian Vodou

Haitian Vodou is a syncretic religion practiced chiefly in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. Practitioners are called "vodouists" or "servants of the spirits". Vodouists believe in a distant and unknowable creator god, Bondye. As Bondye does not intercede in human affairs, vodouists direct their worship toward spirits subservient to Bondye, called loa. Every loa is responsible for a particular aspect of life, with the dynamic and changing personalities of each loa reflecting the many possibilities inherent to the aspects of life over which they preside. In order to navigate daily life, vodouists cultivate personal relationships with the loa through the presentation of offerings, the creation of personal altars and devotional objects, and participation in elaborate ceremonies of music, dance, and spirit possession. Vodou originated in the French slave colony of Haiti in the 18th century, when African religious practice was actively suppressed, and enslaved Africans were forced to convert to Christianity. Religious practices of contemporary Vodou are descended from, and closely related to, West African Vodun as practiced by the Fon and Ewe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOODOOISM


absenteeism
ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm
babuism
ˈbɑːbuːɪzəm
Dadaism
ˈdɑːdɑːɪzəm
deism
ˈdiːɪzəm
guruism
ˈɡʊruːɪzəm
hoodooism
ˈhuːduːɪzəm
hylotheism
ˌhaɪləˈθiːɪzəm
jujuism
ˈdʒuːdʒuːɪzəm
panentheism
ˌpænɛnˈθiːɪzəm
presenteeism
ˌprɛzənˈtiːɪzəm
Sadduceeism
ˈsædjʊˌsiːɪzəm
Shiism
ˈʃiːɪzəm
siddhuism
ˈsɪˈduːɪzəm
sutteeism
sʌˈtiːɪzəm
theism
ˈθiːɪzəm
truism
ˈtruːɪzəm
tuism
ˈtjuːɪzəm
untruism
ʌnˈtruːɪzəm
Vishnuism
ˈvɪʃnuːɪzəm
yahooism
jəˈhuːɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOODOOISM

von Euler
von Laue
von Neumann
von Neumann machine
von Rundstedt
von Sternberg
von Stroheim
Vondel
Vonnegut
voodoo
voodooist
voodooistic
voorkamer
voorskot
Voortrekker
voracious
voraciously
voraciousness
voracity
voraginous

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOODOOISM

Castroism
dichroism
dodoism
echoism
egoism
Foism
heroism
hidalgoism
Hindooism
Lysenkoism
Maoism
me-tooism
Moism
panegoism
pleochroism
polychroism
Shintoism
Taoism
Titoism
xanthochroism

Synonyms and antonyms of voodooism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «voodooism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOODOOISM

Find out the translation of voodooism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of voodooism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voodooism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

voodooism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vuduismo
570 millions of speakers

English

voodooism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

voodooism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

voodooism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

voodooism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vudu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঐ ডাকিনীতন্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaudou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Voodooism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Voodookultes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

voodooism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

voodooism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Voodooism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

voodooism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

voodooism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्यावर जादूटोणा करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyücülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

religione vudù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

voodooism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

voodooism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

voodooism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

voodooism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voedoe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

voodooism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voodoo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voodooism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOODOOISM»

The term «voodooism» is normally little used and occupies the 140.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOODOOISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «voodooism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «voodooism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about voodooism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOODOOISM»

Discover the use of voodooism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voodooism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Voodoo in Haiti: Catholicism, Protestantism and a Model of ...
Catholicism and Voodooism are doctrinally very opposed to one another in many areas, but in practice it is very difficult to establish the difference. The historical background of Catholicism and its positive and negative influence in the context ...
Andre J. Louis, 2007
2
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... family USE Von Ville family Voodoo (Jet fighter plane) (Not Subd Geog) UF F- 101 (Jet fighter plane) BT Fighter planes Jet planes, Military McDonnell airplanes Voodoo (Religion) USE Voodooism Voodoo banners USE Voodoo flags Voodoo  ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
3
Physiology Versus Voodooism
THIS 9 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Getting Well, by Herbert M. Shelton. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564599809.
Herbert M. Shelton, 2010
4
Voodooism and Conjurations of the Southern Negroes
THIS 154 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro, by Newbell Niles Puckett. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766127788.
Newbell Niles Puckett, 2010
5
Hygienic Review
VOODOOISM. THE HYGIENIC ETIOLOGY A NEW HOBBY HORSE FOR DENTISTS TO. The country is full of self-deluded people who imagine that socializing "medicine" and divorcing it from the profit motive will automatically cause it to reform ...
Herbert M. Shelton, 1996
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The Devil's Breath
“I have come to ask your advice about Voodooism. I understand you are the island's leading authority on it.” “Leading critic is probably the best term to use,” replied Father Mary, “But why do you want to know about Voodooism” “A very good ...
Dahn Alexander Batchelor, 2011
7
Mission Possible
most of them changed their minds and said, "No way, I don't want anything to do with Voodooism." There's no question in my mind that Voodooism is 100% satanic. Hal Lindsay's book, "Satan is Alive and Well on Planet Earth", describes  ...
Richard Charlick, 2010
8
White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film
m-m-m ... From out de graves come hosts Ob ghosts! ... m-m-m.” Again repeated chants form an impression of a facet of voodooism for those in the U.S. While perpetuating prevailing U.S. attitudes toward Haiti and voodooism, some of these  ...
Gary D. Rhodes, 2001
9
African Americans in the Post-Emancipation South: The ...
He had apparently been exposed to voodooism in Africa and his “ideas of religion were primitive in the extreme.” He always subordinated the Christian influences to the African. When Montanet died in August, 1885, aged nearly 100, “New ...
Alton Hornsby Jr., 2010
10
Gumbo Ya-ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
See also Charms, Ghosts, Voodooism, Witchcraft Sviebel Cougan, 417 Swallows of San Juan Capistrano, 96-97 Swiss Guards, 151 Taylor, Albertine, 391-394 Taylor, General Richard, 119, 347 Tchoupitoulas Street, 53, 54 Temple of Innocent ...
Lyle Saxon, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOODOOISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voodooism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brooklyn guidance counselor says interest in voodoo is jeopardizing …
Petit, however, explained the misconceptions and comparisons to witchcraft are wrong. To be clear, Petit doesn't even practice voodooism. Instead he said he's ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
2
Tribal woman gets award for crusade against witch-hunting in Assam
... voice against such practices, said superstition, couple with lack of healthcare facilities had left tribals in interior areas at the mercy of quacks and voodooism. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
Only Juju can save Kotoko – Sarfo Gyamfi
“It is wrong to even tell me that because football and voodooism go hand in hand. Only Juju can save the team...Kotoko is a spiritiual club, you can't say you ... «Starr 103.5 FM, Jun 15»
4
The people are confident the government will do the right thing
This is not a solution but financial voodooism. However we strongly recommend that the government honours its promise and gives the 10 per cent increase to ... «Stabroek News, Jun 15»
5
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week
... that enamored the Internet in April is now available from a behind-the-scenes angle, courtesy of director Austin Vesely. See the cinematic voodooism below. «Chicagomag.com, Jun 15»
6
Young people now undertakers
Voodooism. He discarded claims that people who dressed the dead were occultists or used some supernatural powers, explaining that a corpse was similar to ... «Graphic Online, Jun 15»
7
Disney Revival Rundown: 'The Princess and the Frog'
I love the characters (Once again, other than Dr. Facillie as well as Mama Odie because of her voodooism). Tiana is awesome, and she doesn't feel like a ... «Rotoscopers, Feb 15»
8
The Blessing Of God
... spiritualism, sorcery, voodooism and even witchcraft. All these aforementioned methods are Satanic and the obvious manifestation is that these persons may ... «Nigerian Observer, Jan 15»
9
Patterson and Seaga had different takes on the Butch Stewart Initiative
Also striking a sour note, former central bank governor, Dr Headley Brown, who was seen as speaking for the Opposition, described the BSI as "voodooism". «Jamaica Observer, Sep 14»
10
Vision Not Voodoo By Olanrewaju Daodu
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images After political propaganda and brainwashing of the electorate, what sells the most in Nigeria is voodooism. The average Nigerian ... «SaharaReporters.com, Aug 14»

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