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vodu
Fon/Ewe · ancient
"spirit, deity"
meaning "spirit" or "deity", a West African religious tradition
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vodou
Haitian Creole · 1700s
"a syncretic spiritual religion"
carried to Haiti by enslaved West Africans and blended with Catholic elements
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voodoo
English · 1800s
"a syncretic African diaspora religion"
adopted through American contact with Haitian and Louisiana traditions
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