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U.S. National Library of Medicine
Superstitions
A belief or practice which lacks adequate basis for proof; an embodiment of fear of the unknown, magic, and ignorance.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Superstitions in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Superstitions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Superstitions in a Sentence
Superstitions are born from success stories, allow them to motivate...
It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.
The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who Is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is apt to spread discontent among those who are.
We would deliberately challenge superstitions, at 13:13, I would stand under a ladder. We'd have a fake black cat( I'm allergic to real ones.) , and break a mirror and spill salt while standing on a crack. We like to have control in our lives, and it's very discomforting that bad things happen that we can't control, so we try to find ways to control these bad things. Superstition gives us a sense of being in control.
Many of us don’t live with our grandparents anymore, with each generation, the traditions and the superstitions and what you’re supposed to eat and do gets a little bit more tenuous.
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