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I feel Voodoo should be renamed Hoodoo for that reason, it is about magic not the actual real-world religion.. problem is fewer users would know that Hoodoo is the proper term over Voodoo.

as for Satanism, I'm iffy on it but as Robin said the "Satanism" we deal with is the insanely over the top "black magic" cults found in fiction rather than Le Vay and the sort.. even Le Vay Satanism is technically not a religion so much as an extreme mix of philosophies merged with magical practices (magic and religion are separate entities, though they can merge).

in fiction "Satanism" is used to refer to anything evil or demonic, regardless of if they actually worship the thing.. especially demons or evil spirits that claim to have links to Hell etc.. it also applies to cultists in fiction who believe evil itself is the most true and "glorious" path.. they don't tend to have anything to do with real-world Satanism, just "Evil Worshippers".