mass noun
1- a black religious cult practised in the Caribbean and the southern US, combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional African magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession伏都教; 伏都巫术(加勒比和美国南部地区信奉的一种黑人宗教崇拜, 它糅合了罗马天主教礼仪成分和传统非洲魔法和宗教礼仪, 以巫术和精灵附身为特点)。
1.1
- count noun a person skilled in such practice伏都巫术师。
voodoos, voodooed
with obj. affect (someone) by the practice of such witchcraft对(某人)施伏都巫术。
派生词
voodooism
nounvoodooist
noun词源
early 19th cent.: from Louisiana French, from Kwa vodũ.