Bewitch vs Voodoo - What's the difference?
bewitch | voodoo |
to cast a spell on someone or something
to astonish, amaze
A religion of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin.
Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
(pejorative) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
(dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.
* 1889 , Longman's Magazine (volume 14, page 557)
As verbs the difference between bewitch and voodoo
is that bewitch is to cast a spell on someone or something while voodoo is to bewitch someone or something using.As a noun voodoo is
a religion of the ewe/fon of west africa, practiced chiefly in benin.bewitch
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{{der3, bewitchedness , bewitcher , bewitchery , bewitchful , bewitching , bewitchingness , bewitchment}}voodoo
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(wikipedia voodoo)Noun
- I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo .
- So a reporter of the Boston Herald (U.S.) has 'interviewed' a few local Voodoos . He has seen a dance round a boiling pot, seen some tomfoolery with spiders, and heard a lot of superstitious nonsense.