superstitious
Americanadjective
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of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition.
superstitious fears.
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pertaining to or connected with superstition.
superstitious legends.
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believing in, full of, or influenced by superstition.
adjective
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disposed to believe in superstition
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of or relating to superstition
Other Word Forms
- oversuperstitious adjective
- oversuperstitiously adverb
- oversuperstitiousness noun
- superstitiously adverb
- superstitiousness noun
- unsuperstitious adjective
- unsuperstitiously adverb
- unsuperstitiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of superstitious
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English supersticious, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstiti(ō) superstition + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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He said he told him about superstitious routines he would do like talking to the car or always getting in on the left hand side.
From BBC
Growing up in an era of ecstatic religious feeling, brought up by a fervent father and superstitious mother, the youngest Fox sisters may have been susceptible to the notion of spirits.
From Literature
Born and raised in New York, she describes her Sicilian family as very superstitious.
From Los Angeles Times
There was one person around who wasn’t superstitious.
From Literature
Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.
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