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1. (n.) superstition
an irrational belief in or notion of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, etc.
2. superstition
a system or collection of such beliefs.
3. superstition
a custom or act based on such a belief.
4. superstition
irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious, esp. in connection with religion.
5. superstition
any blindly accepted belief or notion.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L superstitiō=superstit-, s. of superstes standing beyond (super-super - +-stes, s. -stit-)
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| Definition of 'superstition' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) superstition, superstitious notion
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
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1. (noun) superstition
a belief that things sometimes happen because of good luck or bad luck
folklore and superstition
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| Definition of 'superstition' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) superstition
an excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious
2. (noun) superstition
an ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion
3. (noun) superstition
the worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects
4. (noun) superstition
belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like
5. (noun) superstition
excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness
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| Definitions of 'superstition' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. superstition
the fear of that which is not God, as if it were God, or the fear of that which is not the devil, as if it were the devil; or, as it has in more detail been defined by Ruskin, "the fear of a spirit whose passions and acts are those of a man present in some places and not others; kind to one person and unkind to another, pleased or angry, according to the degree of attention you pay him, or the praise you refuse him; hostile generally to human pleasure, but may be bribed by sacrificing part of that pleasure into permitting the rest."
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| Definitions of 'superstition' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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superstition
1. Scrambled science flavored with fear.
2. Ossified metaphor.
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Sense: (the state of fear and ignorance resulting from) the belief in magic, witchcraft and other things that cannot he explained by reason.
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 Afrikaans: bygeloof |
 Arabic: خُرافَه |
 Bulgarian: суеверност |
 Brazilian: superstição |
 Czech: pověra |
 German: der Aberglaube |
 Danish: overtro |
 Greek: δεισιδαιμονία |
 Spanish: superstición |
 Estonian: ebausk |
 Farsi: خرافه |
 Finnish: taikausko |
 French: superstition |
 Hebrew: אמונה תפלה |
 Hindi: अन्धविश्वास |
 Croatian: praznovjernost |
 Hungarian: babona |
 Indonesian: tahayul |
 Icelandic: hjátrú |
 Italian: superstizione |
 Japanese: 迷信 |
 Korean: 미신 |
 Lithuanian: prietaras, prietaringumas |
 Latvian: māņticība; aizspriedums |
 Malay: tahyul; kepercayaan karut |
 Dutch: bijgeloof |
 Norwegian: overtro |
 Polish: przesąd |
 Persian: خرافه |
 Pashto: خرافات |
 Portuguese: superstição |
 Romanian: superstiţie |
 Russian: суеверие |
 Slovak: povera |
 Slovenian: vraževerje |
 Serbian: sujeverje |
 Swedish: vidskepelse, vidskeplighe |
 Thai: ความเชื่อในผีสางเทวดา |
 Turkish: boş inanç, batıl itikat |
 Taiwanese: 迷信 |
 Ukrainian: марновірство; забобони |
 Urdu: اوہام پرستی |
 Vietnamese: sự mê tín |
 Chinese: 迷信 |
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