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hoodoo vs vodoun

vodoun vs hoodoo

hoodoo and vodoun both are nouns.

hoodoo is a verb but vodoun is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hoodoo Yes No Yes No
vodoun Yes No No No
As nouns, vodoun is a hypernym of hoodoo; that is, vodoun is a word with a broader meaning than hoodoo:
  • hoodoo: a practitioner of voodoo
  • vodoun: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
Other hypernyms of hoodoo include hoodooism, voodoo, voodooism, non-Christian priest, priest.
hoodoo (noun) vodoun (noun)
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
something believed to bring bad luck
a practitioner of voodoo
(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
hoodoo (verb) vodoun (verb)
bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune
Difference between hoodoo and vodoun

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