voodoo curse
Dark magical affliction
A voodoo curse is a hex or malevolent spell associated with Voodoo religious practices, popularly imagined to involve dolls, pins, and ritual objects.
The term appears far more often in fiction and casual speech than in actual religious contexts: She joked that her ex put a voodoo curse on her love life.
Like most references to Voodoo in mainstream culture, it trades on sensationalized stereotypes rather than the actual Afro-Caribbean spiritual tradition.
- hexMalevolent incantation
- spellArrange letters correctly
- black magicEvil supernatural practice
- dark magicMalevolent supernatural practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
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- curseshex, hexes, jinx, jinxes, damn
- spiritual afflictionsdemonic possession, spiritual attack, spiritual darkness, spiritual death, spiritual crisis
voodoo curseblessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
benediction · healing spell · protection spell · divine blessing · spiritual protection
voodoo cursecleansing ritual
Symbolic act of purification
healing spell · counterspell · exorcism · spiritual liberation · purification rite
voodoo cursescientific explanation
Reasoned account of phenomena
natural causes · coincidence · medical diagnosis · evidence-based reasoning · skepticism
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