voodoo vs cultus
cultus vs voodoovoodoo and cultus both are nouns.
voodoo is a verb but cultus is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| voodoo | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| cultus | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
cultus is a hypernym of
voodoo; that is, cultus is a
word with a broader meaning than voodoo:
- voodoo: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
- cultus: a system of religious beliefs and rituals
Other hypernyms of voodoo include
cult, religious cult.
| voodoo (noun) | cultus (noun) |
|---|---|
| a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | a system of religious beliefs and rituals |
| a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities | |
| (Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities |
| voodoo (verb) | cultus (verb) |
|---|---|
| bewitch by or as if by a voodoo |
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