VOODOOISM
\vˈuːduːˌɪzəm], \vˈuːduːˌɪzəm], \v_ˈuː_d_uː_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of VOODOOISM
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A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism.
By Noah Webster.
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A barbarous and ignorant superstition, or belief in sorcery, prevailing among certain negro populations, especially in Haiti.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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