英:['vu:du:ɪzm]
美:['vuduɪzəm]
英:['vu:du:ɪzm]
美:['vuduɪzəm]
The first known use of voodooism was in 1865
vorticellanoun
any of a genus of ciliates that look like a bell on the end of a stalk
vortexnoun
a mass of whirling fluid forming a cavity in the center toward which things are drawn : whirlpool
voraciousadjective
having a huge appetite : ravenous
voracious fish
very eager
a voracious reader
voraciousadjective
having a huge appetite : ravenous
voracious fish
very eager
a voracious reader
voodooismnoun
voodoo sense 1
the practice of witchcraft
voodooismnoun
voodoo sense 1
the practice of witchcraft
1 Elderkin loathed him—there are things from which the most hardened white man shrinks, and it would have to be one utterly unregenerate who could dabble his hands in voodooism.
2 Like many other ignorant people, he was very superstitious and believed in charms and voodooism.
3 It was not at first by any means a Christian church, but a mere adaptation of those rites of fetish which in America is termed obe worship, or "voodooism."
4 But we are concerned with the humblest voodooism at present.
5 Such imposters flourished best in the regions given to "voodooism."
6 It is the active principle in mental healing, Christian Science, sympathy healing, voodooism, witchcraft, etc.
7 As long as the photoplays are in the hands of men like Edison they are mere voodooism.
8 voodooism is condemned by several religions
9 With origins in voodooism in colonial Haiti, zombies have for decades served as a social allegory providing biting (ahem) commentary in the U.S.