juju
West African fetish
Juju is a West African term for magical power or the objects that embody it—charms, amulets, or fetishes believed to hold supernatural force.
In broader use, juju refers to luck or mystical influence, good or bad: That place has bad juju.
The word suggests folk magic or superstition rather than formal religion.
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- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- incantationSpoken magical formula
conjuration · bewitchment · sorcery · witchcraft · mojo · voodoo · hoodoo · blessing
Magical protective charm
- amuletWorn protective token
- charmAttractive personal quality
- fetishIrrational devotion to something
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
pendant · relic · artifact · medallion · beads · necklace · bracelet · locket
Energy transfer rate
- mojoMystical personal power
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- protectionGuarding against harm
blessing · energy · force · aura · vibration · karma · potency · strength
Spirits inhabit all things
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
omen · mysticism · occult · esoteric · supernatural · paranormal · afterlife · possession
Nigerian people and language
- NigerianFrom Lagos's country
- tribalOf a clan
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
ancestral · sacred · spiritual · ceremonial · religious · cultural · ethnic
spell
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- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
incantation · conjuration · bewitchment · sorcery · witchcraft · mojo · voodoo · hoodoo · blessing · protection
talisman
Magical protective charm
totem · pendant · relic · artifact · medallion · beads · necklace · bracelet · locket · trinket
power
Energy transfer rate
protection · blessing · energy · force · aura · vibration · karma · potency · strength · effect
animism
Spirits inhabit all things
- spiritualismCommunion with the deceased
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
taboo · omen · mysticism · occult · esoteric · supernatural · paranormal · afterlife · possession · divination
Yoruba
Nigerian people and language
- NigerianFrom Lagos's country
- tribalOf a clan
- indigenousOriginating in a region
traditional · ancestral · sacred · spiritual · ceremonial · religious · cultural · ethnic
shaman
Indigenous spiritual healer
seer · priestess · priest · sorcerer · conjurer · herbalist · spiritualist · medium
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- charmsamulet, talisman, lucky charm, protective charm, evil eye charm
- folk magicspell, spells, hex, hexes, curse
- talismansamulet, talisman, lucky charm, charm, fetish
- West AfricaNigeria, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal
- West African culturekente cloth, fufu, voodoo, griots, talking drums
jujutrinket
Small worthless ornament
bauble · ornament · powerlessness · knickknack · tchotchke
jujuscience
Systematic study through observation
rationalism · disenchantment · empiricism · scientific method · skepticism
jujuprofane
Irreverent toward the sacred
mundane · secular · disenchantment · ordinariness · worldliness