voodooism

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	cult, cultus, religious cult,
definition	:	a system of religious beliefs and rituals (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	hoodoo,
definition	:	a practitioner of voodoo (noun.person)

domain member category	:	zombi, zombi spirit, zombie, zombie spirit,
definition	:	(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body (noun.person)

derivation	:	voodoo,
definition	:	bewitch by or as if by a voodoo (verb.communication)

derivation	:	voodoo,
definition	:	bewitch by or as if by a voodoo (verb.communication)