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hoodoo vs voodoo

voodoo vs hoodoo

hoodoo and voodoo both are nouns.

hoodoo and voodoo both are verbs.

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

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