Voodoo vs. Witchcraft — What's the Difference?

A black religious cult practised in the Caribbean and the southern US, combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional African magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession

Witchcraft is the practice of what the practitioner ("witch") believes to be supernatural skills and abilities, such as the casting of spells and the performance of magical rituals. Witchcraft is a broad term that varies culturally and societally, and thus can be difficult to define with precision.

Affect (someone) by the practice of voodoo

Magic; sorcery.

A religion of West African origin practiced chiefly in Haiti and other Caribbean countries, based on animism, magic, and elements of Roman Catholic ritual, and characterized by belief in a supreme God and a large pantheon of local and tutelary deities, deified ancestors, and saints, who communicate with believers in dreams, trances, and ritual possessions. Also called vodoun.

Wicca.

A practitioner, priest, or priestess of voodoo.

A magical or irresistible influence, attraction, or charm.

Deceptive or delusive nonsense.

The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.

To place under the influence of a spell or curse; bewitch.

Something, such as an advanced technology, that seems almost magical.

Of or relating to the beliefs or practices of voodoo.

The practices or art of witches.

Based on unrealistic or delusive assumptions

Sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits.

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

Power more than natural; irresistible influence.

The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.

Adherence to or the practice of Wicca. In this sense the term does not necessarily include attempts at practice of magic, other than by prayers to the deities.

(pejorative) Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

The art of sorcery

(dated) One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

See Voodooism.

One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.

Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo incantations.

A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

A religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

Bewitch by or as if by a voodoo