VODOUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vodoun mean? 

• VODOUN (noun)
  The noun VODOUN has 1 sense:

1. a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

  Familiarity information: VODOUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VODOUN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

hoodooism; vodoun; voodoo; voodooism

Hypernyms ("vodoun" is a kind of...):

cult; cultus; religious cult (a system of religious beliefs and rituals)

Domain member category:

zombi; zombi spirit; zombie; zombie spirit ((voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vodoun"):

hoodoo (a practitioner of voodoo)