Defn: A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism.
VOORTREKER
Voor"trek`er, n. [D. (in South Africa).]
Defn: One who treks before or first; a pioneer. [South Africa]
VORACIOUS
Vo*ra"cious, a. Etym: [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to
Gr. gar. Cf. Devour.]
Defn: Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. Dampier. — Vo*ra"cious*ly, adv. — Vo*ra"cious*ness, n.
VORACITY
Vo*rac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. voracitas: cf. F. voracité.]
Defn: The quality of being voracious; voraciousness.
VORAGINOUS Vo*rag"i*nous, a. Etym: [L. voraginosus, fr. vorago an abyss, fr. vorare to swallow up.]
Defn: Pertaining to a gulf; full of gulfs; hence, devouring. [R.]
Mallet.
VORTEX Vor"tex, n.; pl. E. Vortexes, L. Vortices. Etym: [L. vortex, vertex, -icis, fr. vortere, vertere, to turn. See Vertex.]