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voodoo

/ˈvuːduː/

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noun

Voodoo, Vodu

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

Examples :

"The voodoo practitioner performed rituals in a small, dimly lit room. "

Der Voodoo-Praktizierende führte Rituale in einem kleinen, schwach beleuchteten Raum durch.

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noun

Voodoo, Vodoo

The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.

Examples :

"My grandmother practiced voodoo, a traditional spiritual belief system of the Ewe/Fon people. "

Meine Großmutter praktizierte Voodoo, ein traditionelles spirituelles Glaubenssystem der Ewe/Fon.

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noun

Voodoo, Zauberei, Hokuspokus

Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

Examples :

"I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo."

Ich möchte eine echte Erklärung, nicht diesen statistischen Hokuspokus.

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noun

Voodoopriester, Voodoopraktizierender

One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

Examples :

"In the small village, the people sought the voodoo's help to heal the sick. "

In dem kleinen Dorf suchten die Leute die Hilfe des Voodoopriesters, um die Kranken zu heilen.

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verb

Verhexen, bezaubern

To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

Examples :

"He claimed his neighbor had voodooed him."

Er behauptete, sein Nachbar habe ihn verhext.

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