voodoos
Bewitches through magic
Voodoos is the plural of voodoo—the Afro-Caribbean religion blending West African traditions with Catholicism, or more loosely, any practice perceived as magical or superstitious.
The verb voodoos means to bewitch or curse: She voodoos her enemies with dolls and pins.
Figuratively, something that voodoos you exerts mysterious, inexplicable influence over your fate.
Malevolent magical spells
- cursesSworn oaths or hexes
- spellsMagical utterances or intervals
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
jinxes · charms · incantations · sorcery · witchcraft · black magic · conjuring · bewitches
Vodou divine spirit
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- HaitianOf a Caribbean republic
- practitionersPeople who perform a discipline
priestess · mambo · ceremonies · altars · offerings · possession · drumming · New Orleans
Causes of bad fortune
- cursesSworn oaths or hexes
- hexesMalevolent magical spells
- sabotagesDeliberately undermines or destroys
- underminesWeakens by stealth
bewitches · spooks · haunts · messes with · targets · afflicts · dooms · plagues
Representations of persons
- pinsPointed sewing fasteners
- poppetsSmall dolls or dears
- figurinesSmall ornamental sculptures
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
sympathetic magic · fetishes · wax figures · binding · targeting · revenge · representation · needles
hexes
Malevolent magical spells
enchantments · jinxes · charms · incantations · sorcery · witchcraft · black magic · conjuring · bewitches · hoodoo
loa
Vodou divine spirit
practitioners · priestess · mambo · ceremonies · altars · offerings · possession · drumming · New Orleans · African diaspora
jinxes
Causes of bad fortune
- cursesSworn oaths or hexes
- hexesMalevolent magical spells
- sabotagesDeliberately undermines or destroys
undermines · bewitches · spooks · haunts · messes with · targets · afflicts · dooms · plagues · damns
effigies
Representations of persons
likeness · sympathetic magic · fetishes · wax figures · binding · targeting · revenge · representation · needles · stuffing
voodoosblesses
Consecrates or sanctifies
blessings · benedictions · sanctifies · consecrates · protects
voodoosblessings
Favors from the divine
benedictions · protections · healings · cures · sanctifications