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brujeria

brujeria

9.9
A practice of witchcraft and magic often found in Latin American communities
  • noun
  • /bruˈhɛrɪə/
  • Literature
translation icon : brujería
  • She learned about brujeria from her grandmother, who practiced traditional healing.

Examples

  • In the stories from the region, brujeria often depicts powerful witches who can control the elements.

  • It is black magic, brujeria.

    The Believers (1987)

  • Brujeria.

    Band of the Hand (1986)

  • He threatened me with brujeria when I took him in. "Ohh," I say, finally realizing why we're wasting all this time.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I've seen a lot of second-hand belief in brujeria, or witchcraft, up in the hills of Ecuador.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Many villagers believe in brujeria and take precautions to avoid being cursed.

Synonyms

witchcraft
vsbrujeria
  • Literature
87 7.0

A practice of using magic and spells to help or harm people

focuses specifically on these acts as part of Latin American traditions
sorcery
vsbrujeria
  • Literature
29 9.2

To use magic to control people or events, often to harm

is broader, naming cultural magical acts rather than only evil influence
occult
vsbrujeria
20 9.8

Beliefs about secret supernatural powers and practices

is narrower, focusing on lived magical acts in Latin American cultures
witching
vsbrujeria
8 9.9

Use of magic to harm or control people

is the same practice but tied to Latin American cultural context

Antonyms

science
∞ 2.3

A branch of study about a part of the natural world, like biology

How Magical

black magic
20 7.7
brujeria
  • Literature
9.9
sorcery
  • Literature
29 9.2
magic
∞ 3.2

Surface Forms

brujeria singular
brujerias plural

Etymology

Brujeria comes from Spanish bruja 'witch', and it originally named the charms, spells, and magical acts of witches in Latin American traditions. So brujeria means 'witchcraft' or those magical practices.