NOUN | shape | hoodoo | (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock |
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person | hoodoo | a practitioner of voodoo | |
artifact | hoodoo, juju, voodoo, fetish, fetich | a charm superstitiously believed to embody / embody magical powers | |
artifact | hoodoo | something believed to bring bad luck | |
VERB | stative | hoodoo | bring bad luck |
Meaning | (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock. | |
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Example | "a tall sandstone hoodoo" | |
Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Broader | column, tower, pillar | Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower |
Meaning | A practitioner of voodoo. | |
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Broader | priest, non-Christian priest | A person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion |
voodoo, vodoun, voodooism, hoodooism | A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti) | |
Spanish | vuduista | |
Verbs | hoodoo | bring bad luck |
Meaning | A charm superstitiously believed to embody / embody magical powers. | |
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Synonyms | juju, voodoo, fetish, fetich | |
Broader | charm, good luck charm | Something believed to bring good luck |
Spanish | fetiche | |
Catalan | fetitxe | |
Verbs | hoodoo | bring bad luck |
Meaning | Something believed to bring bad luck. | |
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Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
Verbs | hoodoo | bring bad luck |
Meaning | Bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
Nouns | hoodoo | a charm superstitiously believed to embody / embody magical powers |
hoodoo | something believed to bring bad luck | |
hoodoo | a practitioner of voodoo |
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