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The correct spelling is vodun. Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. For example: "I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo."

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I want a real explanation, not this statistical voodoo.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
  2. 2.The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.
  3. 3.Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.
  4. 4.One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

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