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Meanings of vodou in English

Russian
вуду
Portuguese
vodum
Spanish
munecas vudú
Catalan
vudú
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Term for the West African Vodun and the closely related religions of the African Diaspora.

        вуду
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        Examples for "voodoo"
        Examples for "voodoo"
        1
        We traveled outside New York and visited witches and voodoo people too.
        Beastly
        2
        This morning, their area of expertise had seemed as exotic as voodoo.
        Phantoms
        3
        Had I incurred some sort of vacation voodoo I wasn't aware of?
        Beautiful Bitch
        4
        And Madame Delacroix is one of the best voodoo witches there is.
        James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
        5
        He's still grinning, making some kind of voodoo symbol with his hands.
        Devil Bones
        1
        Does that mean you were taken over by some vodun spirit or a Communist telepath or an archetype from the collective unconscious?
        Pandemonium
        2
        The zombie of superstition is an element of the Haitian Vodun cult; a human being whose soul has been stolen by magic.
        Immortality Inc.
        1
        Even the houngans are mostly women now -you have vodoun here too, yes?
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        1
        There are many elements that contribute to Haiti's rich culture and Voodoo (also spelled Vodou and Voudou) is definitely one of them.
        Reuters
        Usage of vodou in English
        1
        Haitian Vodou became a religion with rebellion and freedom at its heart.
        The Guardian
        2
        Most recently, Disney's Princess and the Frog misrepresented certain aspects of Vodou.
        Ebony
        3
        Here, Vodou defies cliches of zombies, pins in dolls and black magic.
        The Guardian
        4
        Vodou is still something many Haitians, including the diaspora, keep underground.
        The Guardian
        5
        Throughout history, Christians have often identified Vodou as the root of all Haiti's problems.
        The Guardian
        6
        No push to spread Vodou ever wiped out entire "savage" indigenous peoples.
        Ebony
        7
        Vodou has caused no wars due to a desire to convert as many people as possible.
        Ebony
        8
        Ricardo is cautiously optimistic: one day, Vodou may be a catalyst for a more inclusive Haiti.
        The Guardian
        9
        As a composer, he creates dramatic, multilayered tunes which twist and turn rhythmically, inspired by Haitian Vodou drumming.
        The Irish Times
        10
        Vodou is not a bad thing.
        The Guardian
        11
        Vodou, a New World religion that married elements of Catholicism with African animism-mysticism, disconcerted and sometimes frightened the French.
        The Guardian
        12
        Slowly, but surely more Vodou and similar traditions are being brought to the light, where they have always belonged.
        Ebony
        13
        The bastardization of Vodou as a formal religion makes its entré into popular culture with the appearance of W.B.
        Ebony
        14
        In fear of a rival power base, the church repressing Vodou became a recurring theme in Haitian history, McAlister explains.
        The Guardian
        15
        Vodou is everywhere in the Caribbean nation, a spiritual system infusing everything from medicine and agriculture to cosmology and arts.
        The Guardian
        16
        Facebook Twitter Pinterest Kim after the perfect Instagram photo during a traditional Vodou ceremony at a peristyle in Jacmel, Haiti.
        The Guardian