voodoo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
    juju; hoodoo; fetich; fetish.
  2. noun (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities
  3. noun a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
    hoodooism; voodooism; vodoun.
  4. verb bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

WordNet

Voo"doo noun
Definitions
  1. See Voodooism.
  2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.
Voo"doo adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations.

Webster 1913