voodooistic
/ˌvuːduːˈɪstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of voodoo, a set of religious practices originating in West Africa and the Caribbean.
- The museum exhibit displayed voodooistic artifacts and ritual objects.
- The film's voodooistic themes were both mysterious and captivating.
- Some of the ceremonies had a voodooistic quality that fascinated the anthropologists.
- Suggesting or involving superstitious or magical beliefs, often in a negative or irrational way.
- She dismissed the rumors as voodooistic nonsense with no basis in fact.
- The politician accused his opponent of using voodooistic economics that ignored real data.
- His voodooistic thinking led him to believe that a simple charm could solve all his problems.
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