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superstition::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | superstitious notion |
| Type of | belief |
| Derivation | superstitious |
Examples of superstition
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If this thinking doesn't appear to follow logic, it is, after all, superstition.
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Superstition and the era's limited medical knowledge hobble his studies, though.
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So does the humanist hope for the triumph of rational thought over superstition.
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Although it has healed, he continues to play with it on because of superstition.
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Marc and Jordan, in keeping with hockey superstition, never laid a finger on it.
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In stark contrast, the total eclipse was a source of great fear and superstition.
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He now has an iPod, but his superstition still requires him to listen to Raitt.
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Romans and Greeks found then-Egyptians to be contemptible for their superstition.
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Those devices, despite strong disavowals of superstition, are varied and weird.
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- An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
- (superstitious) showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"
- Superstition is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge. The word is often used pejoratively to refer to folk beliefs deemed irrational, which is appropiate since irrational means "not based on reason". This leads to some superstitions being called "old wives' tales". ...
- Superstition is a 1920 short Western film directed by Edward Laemmle and featuring Hoot Gibson.
- Superstition is the tenth studio album by Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in 1991. The first single, "Kiss Them for Me" gave the band its first top-forty Billboard Hot 100 hit in the United States, peaking at number 23. ...
- "Superstition" is the 21st episode of the second season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by James D. Parriott and was directed by Tricia Brock. It originally aired on March 19, 2006, running for 43:04 min.
- "Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was the lead single for Wonder's Talking Book album, and released in many countries. ...
- (Superstitious (book)) Superstitious is a 1995 horror novel by author R.L. Stine. This was the first adult novel by Stine who mainly writes young adult literature. The novel was not as well received as his young adult novels.
- A belief, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way
