VODUN

Meaning of VODUN in English

[ 'vəʊdu:n ]

■ noun another term for voodoo .

Origin

Fon, 'fetish'.

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VODUN — also vodoun noun Etymology: Haitian Creole vodoun, vodou Date: 1920 voodoo 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VODUN — noun also vo·doun vōˈdün ( -s ) Etymology: Haitian Creole vodou, vodun, of African origin; akin to Fon vodũ spirit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VODUN — /voh doohn"/ , n. voodoo (def. 1). [ 1935-40; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VODUN — also vo·doun vō-ˈdüⁿ Etymology: Haitian Creole vodoun, vodou Date: 1920 : voodoo 1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VODUN — [vo.dun] also vo.doun n [Haitian Creole] (1920): voodoo 1
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VODUN — колдовство, шаманство (преим. на Гаити); магия - * dance магический /ритуальный/ танец - to put a * on smb. околдовать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VODUN — = voodoo I
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VODUN — (n) амулет; знахарь; колдовство; магия; талисман; шаман; шаманство
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
VODUN — (0) колдун
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
VODUN — = voodoo I
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
VODUN — = voodoo I
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VODUN — колдовство, шаманство (преим. на Гаити); магия - * dance магический /ритуальный/ танец - to put a * on smb. околдовать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
VODUN — n. Variant: also vo · doun Pronunciation: v ō - ' dü n Function: noun Etymology: Haitian Creole vodoun, vodou …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VODOUN — noun see: vodun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YORUBA — One of Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups, numbering more than 22 million. The many dialects comprising the Yoruba language belong …
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MAGIC — Use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces. It constitutes the core …
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DUVALIER, FRANÇOIS — known as Papa Doc born April 14, 1907, Port-au-Prince, Haiti died April 21, 1971, Port-au-Prince President of Haiti (1957–71). After …
Английский словарь Британика
DOLL — Small-scale figure of a human being or animal, used especially as a child's plaything. The doll is perhaps humankind's oldest …
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CANDOMBLÉ — Variant of Macumba, a syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion most prominent in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Incorporating elements of Roman Catholicism, …
Английский словарь Британика
VODOUN — noun see vodun
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOODOOISM — noun also vou·dou·ism ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌizəm ( -s ) 1. : a religion originating in Africa as a form of ancestor worship, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOODOO — /vooh"dooh/ , n. , pl. voodoos , adj., v., voodooed, voodooing . n. 1. Also, vodun . a polytheistic religion …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VODOUN — see vodun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VOODOO — also spelled Voudou, French Vaudou, national religious folk cult of Haiti. Voodoo is a mixture of Roman Catholic ritual elements, …
Britannica English vocabulary
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MAGIC — n. Use of means (such as charms or spells) believed to have supernatural power over natural forces. It constitutes the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOLL — n. Small-scale figure of a human being or animal, used especially as a child's plaything. The doll is perhaps humankind's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
YORUBA — n. One of Nigeria's three largest ethnic groups, numbering more than 22 million. The many dialects comprising the Yoruba language …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DUVALIER, FRANÇOIS — known as Papa Doc born April 14, 1907, Port-au-Prince, Haiti died April 21, 1971, Port-au-Prince President of Haiti (195771). After …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANDOMBLÉ — Variant of Macumba, a syncretic Afro-Brazilian religion most prominent in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Incorporating elements of Roman Catholicism, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AFRO-CARIBBEAN, AFRO-BRAZILIAN, AND AFRO-AMERICAN RELIGIONS — Religions among persons of African ancestry in the Caribbean, Brazil, and U.S. These include Haitian vodun , the Jamaican Rastafarian …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HUNGAN — [Haitian] The Haitian term for priest or spirit master of the voodoo cult, derived from the Fon of Dahomey. The …
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