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Hoodoo

noun

(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock.

A practitioner of voodoo.

A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers. Synonyms: fetich, fetish, juju, voodoo.

Something believed to bring bad luck.

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"Hoodoo" Quotes from Famous Books

... him to his lair at last, and now, unless that infernal hoodoo looms upon the scene, I can get in my work in good shape. I would have had my game weeks ago, but for his appearance, ...

— That Mainwaring Affair • Maynard Barbour

... agencies relating to disease, such as the spirits of the dead, either human or animal, independent disease demons, or individuals who might act by controlling the spirits or agencies of disease. We see this today among the negroes of the Southern States. A Hoodoo put upon a negro may, if he knows of it, work upon him so powerfully through the imagination that he becomes very ill indeed, and only through a more powerful magic exercised by someone else can the Hoodoo be ...

— The Evolution of Modern Medicine • William Osler

... tones of deep emotion he knew the matter was serious. He thought at once of the Hoodoo. But he could make out no meaning to this bit ...

— The Man in Gray • Thomas Dixon

Words linked to "Hoodoo" : object, good luck charm, tower, physical object, charm, pillar, geology, voodoo, be, column, non-Christian priest, fetish, vodoun, priest, voodooism, fetich