voodoo

n 1: an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

[syn: {juju}, {hoodoo}, {fetish}, {fetich}]

2: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries

(especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic

deities [syn: {vodoun}, {voodooism}, {hoodooism}]

v : bewitch by or as if by a voodoo