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zombi or zombie (both: zŏm`bē), in voodoo voodoo [from the god Vodun], native W African religious beliefs and practices that also has adherents in the New World. Voodoo believers are most numerous in Haiti, where voodoo was granted official religious status in 2003, and in Benin, where the religion has had
..... Click the link for more information. , a person believed to have been raised from the grave by a houngan [sorcerer] for purposes of enslavement. The zombi is used by its master to perform heavy manual labor and to implement evil schemes. zombiIn Vodou, a dead person who is revived after burial and compelled to do the bidding of the reviver, including criminal acts and heavy manual labour. It is believed that actual zombis are living persons under the influence of powerful drugs, including burundanga (a drug reportedly used by Colombian criminals) and drugs derived from poisonous toads and puffer fish. zombie, zombi 1. a supernatural spirit that reanimates a dead body 2. a corpse brought to life in this manner 3. the snake god of voodoo cults in the West Indies, esp Haiti, and in scattered areas of the southern US 4. the python god revered in parts of West Africa 5. a piece of computer code that instructs an infected computer to send a virus on to other computer systems Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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