1. A religious cult practised chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
   "voodoo rituals often incorporate elements of Catholicism and African traditional religions";
   - vodoun [rare], voodooism, hoodooism [rare]
    
2. (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
   "Voodoo ceremonies often include the use of symbolic objects"
    
3. A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
   "She carried a voodoo doll for protection";
   - juju, hoodoo, fetish, fetich

1. Bewitch by or as if by a voodoo
   "The superstitious villagers believed the stranger had voodooed their crops"

Derived forms: voodoos, voodooed, voodooing

Type of: bewitch, charm, cult, cultus, enchant, glamour, good luck charm, hex, jinx, religious cult, witch

Encyclopedia: Voodoo