(uncountable) A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
(uncountable) A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
The three men wondered whether they would find Colson at Taylor's Creek. They felt that a hoodoo hung over the place.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US, dialect) hoodoo.
Rootwork is a term from African American folk spiritual tradition referring to hoodoo — a system of folk magic and spiritual practice rooted in African, European, and Native American traditions, primarily practised in the American South. Rootwork involves the use of roots, herbs, minerals, and other natural materials to create charms, remedies, and magical workings for purposes ranging from healing and protection to love, luck, and harm. The term is used respectfully within tradition communities and academically by researchers of African American religious and folk culture.
(US) A powder used to cast a spell in hoodoo practices.
(chiefly, US) Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
This park’s strange and beautiful rock formations were formed by the Yellowstone River and various streams that have cut through the rock over millions of years, carving out hoodoos, spires and caprocks. The name Makoshika comes from a L…
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(chiefly, US) A practitioner of voodoo.
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