Superstition Definition

so͝opər-stĭshən
superstitions
noun
superstitions
Any action or practice based on such a belief.
Webster's New World
Any belief, based on fear or ignorance, that is inconsistent with the known laws of science or with what is considered as true and rational; esp., such a belief in charms, omens, the supernatural, etc.
Webster's New World
Such beliefs collectively.
Webster's New World
A fearful or abject state of mind resulting from such ignorance or irrationality.
American Heritage
Idolatry.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Superstition

Noun

Singular:
superstition
Plural:
superstitions

Origin of Superstition

  • Middle English supersticion from Old French superstition from Latin superstitiō superstitiōn- from superstes superstit- standing over stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Superstition Sentence Examples

  • This superstition dominated Scotland.

  • He had fits of superstition which in healthier moments he despised.

  • The young king regarded him with an affection which the superstition of the time attributed to witchcraft.

  • The old Hebrew prohibition of graven images was surely based on a like superstition, so far as it was not merely due to the physical impossibility for nomads of heavy statues that do not admit of being carried from camp to camp and from pasture to pasture.

  • He had made a copy of St Paul's epistles and committed them to memory, and from this arsenal of Scripture he attacked the unrighteousness of the state no less than the superstition of the Church.

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Words Starting With

SSUSUP

Words Ending With

NONION

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