Voodoo vs Voodoolike - What's the difference?
voodoo | voodoolike |
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)
Reminiscent of voodoo; dark and sinister, magical, etc.
* 2007 , Philip S. Harrington, Star Ware (page 263)
As a noun voodoo
is voodoo.As an adjective voodoolike is
reminiscent of voodoo; dark and sinister, magical, etc.voodoo
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.
Alternative forms
* (religion of Africa or the Americas) vodoun, voudoun, vodun, voudou, VoodooSynonyms
* (religion) voodooismDerived terms
* voodoo death * voodoo doll * voodoo economics * voodooism * voodooist * voodoo programming * voodoo scienceSee also
* hoodoo * (Haitian Vodou) * (West African Vodun) ----voodoolike
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Different solutions, ranging from voodoolike rituals to toxic chemical brews, have been advanced over the years with varying degrees of success.