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hoodoo: something believed to bring bad luck; a practitioner of voodoo; (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"; bring back luck; be a source of misfortune

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sorcerous collapse

necromantic collapse: given to or produced by or used in the art of conjuring up the dead; "a necromantic sorcerer"; "necromantic delusions"; "necromantic powders and other weird objects"; relating to or associated with necromancy; "mysterious necromantic rites"

scarab collapse: scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

lucky piece collapse

amulet collapse: a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

mascot collapse: a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

talisman collapse

voodooism collapse

theurgy collapse: white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists); the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs

thaumaturgy collapse

magical collapse

Jonah collapse: a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale; a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him; (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

witchcraft collapse: the art of sorcery

necromancy collapse: conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

fetish collapse: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"; a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"

bedevil collapse

alchemy collapse: a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

malocchio collapse

evil eye collapse: a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm

bad influence collapse

rune collapse: any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages; "each rune had its own magical significance"

divination collapse: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means; successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck

enchant collapse: hold spellbound

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

ill-wind collapse

jinx collapse: foredoom to failure; "This project is jinxed!"

phylactery collapse: (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer

whammy collapse: a serious or devastating setback

wizardry collapse

fetishism collapse: sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs); a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)

witchery collapse

bewitch collapse

possess collapse: have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill; "he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East"; enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas; "What possessed you to buy this house?"; "A terrible rage possessed her"

spellbinding collapse

glamour collapse

hex collapse: an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"; cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

voodoo collapse: a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities; bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

magic collapse: any art that invokes supernatural powers

numinous collapse: evincing the presence of a deity; "a numinous wood"; "the most numinous moment in the Mass"; of or relating to or characteristic of a numen

swastika collapse: the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction

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