Meaning superstition
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superstition


early 13c., "false religious belief; irrational faith in supernatural powers," from Latin superstitionem (nominative superstitio) "prophecy, soothsaying; dread of the supernatural, exce [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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superstition


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 sup [..]
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superstition


1. A belief that is founded on the operation of supernatural or magical forces. 2. An unscientific belief that is accepted without question.
Source: psychologydictionary.org

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superstition


(n) an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
Source: beedictionary.com

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superstition


That which survives when its companions are dead. (Latin, supersto.) Those who escaped in battle were called superstits. Superstition is religious credulity, or that religion which remains when real r [..]
Source: bartleby.com

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superstition


Superstition is either discerning a pattern in the natural world when there isn’t one, or not discerning a pattern when there is one, and then ascribing such a phenomenon to an entity ungoverned by th [..]
Source: theoryofknowledge.net

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superstition


A belief or practice which lacks adequate basis for proof; an embodiment of Fear of the unknown, Magic, and ignorance.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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superstition


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.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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