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- DictionaryHoo·doo/ˈho͞oˌdo͞o/
noun
- 1. a religion practiced in parts of the Caribbean and the southern US and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession; voodoo: "ancient armies that were put to sleep by some form of hoodoo"
- 2. a column or pinnacle of weathered rock: North American "a towering sandstone hoodoo"
verb
- 1. bewitch: "she's hoodooed you"
Hoodoo definition: African American folk magic practiced predominantly in the southeastern United States through rituals of protection, herbal medicine, charming of objects, and ancestor veneration.. See examples of HOODOO used in a sentence.
a set of magical beliefs and practices that originally belonged to West Africans brought to North America and the Caribbean as slaves, which are linked to the religion of voodoo: Haitian folklore told tales of dead people whose bodies were awakened by hoodoo. Compare. voodoo. [ C or U ] informal.
Jul 5, 2019 · Updated on July 05, 2019. A traditional form of folk magic, the term Hoodoo can have different meanings, depending on who is using it and what their practice includes. In general, Hoodoo refers to a form of folk magic and rootwork that evolved from African practices and beliefs.
1. a. Magic healing and control, especially in African-based folk medicine in the United States and the Caribbean. Also called conjure. b. A practitioner of hoodoo. 2. Voodoo. 3. a. Bad luck. b. One that brings bad luck. 4. Geology A column of eccentrically shaped rock, produced by differential weathering. tr.v. hoo·dooed, hoo·doo·ing, hoo·doos. 1.
5 days ago · 1. voodoo. 2. Informal. a. a person or thing that causes bad luck. b. bad luck. 3. a natural rock formation of fantastic shape, esp. as found in the W U.S.
noun. a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers. synonyms: fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo. see more. noun. something believed to bring bad luck. see more. noun. a practitioner of voodoo. see more. verb. bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune. see more. noun. (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock.
Definition of hoodoo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
