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voodoo

noun as in primarily Afro-Haitian belief system

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noun as in (sometimes offensive) black magic

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This photograph references Voodoo and is homage to African slaves.

Voodoo is the official religion of Haiti and was brought into the West Indies nation by African slaves.

In Voodoo, the demarcation between life and death is more fluid; helping Voodoo followers create order out of disorder.

In the background, outside, is Papa Legba, who is a Loa, the word for a Voodoo deity.

There are whispers of a history of voodoo ceremonies and mysterious orbs of light appearing in photos.

He had a schooner named the Voodoo, a coast cruiser that never went further to sea than the Windwards.

All voodoo and aristocratic young hero and beautiful maiden pursued by an officer of the black rebels.

The old Voodoo priests were passing away and already here and there new spiritual leaders of the Negroes began to arise.

But we of the Pearl were very careful not to repeat to Cambon anything of Amos's mention of the voodoo.

Pledging her to secrecy I then told her Rufe's story of Amos, though carefully omitting any mention of the voodoo.

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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to voodoo, such as: religion, worldview, and hoodoo.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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