Christianity vs Voodoo - What's the difference?
christianity | voodoo |
An Abrahamic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and various scholars who wrote the Christian Bible.
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Christendom
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 nouns the difference between christianity and voodoo
is that christianity is an abrahamic religion based on the teachings of jesus christ and various scholars who wrote the christian bible while voodoo is voodoo.christianity
English
Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity . Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
- As a result, Christianity developed as a separate religion from Judaism.
Hypernyms
* religion, monotheism, AbrahamismSynonyms
* ChristianismCoordinate terms
*Derived terms
* muscular ChristianitySee also
* Christian * (wikipedia) * English eponymsvoodoo
English
(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.