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superstition

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Pronunciation
/ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/ (UK)
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/ˌs(j)uː.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃən/ (UK) · /ˌs(j)u.pə(ɹ)ˈstɪ.ʃn̩/ (UK) · /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃən/ (US) · /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃn̩/ (US)

Definition of superstition

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, derogatory, uncountable)A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.
    “What children we are in trifles! what slight things exercise an influence over us! to how much that our reason would be ashamed to acknowledge! nevertheless does it submit. Our whole nature must change; we must be less susceptible, less dependent on "blind accident," before we can shake off hopes and fears, which are almost superstitions.”
    “The world is not merely the sum of all its atoms... There are no atoms in themselves. Atoms regarded as things in themselves are a scientific superstition.”
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noun

  1. (countable, derogatory, uncountable)A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.
    “What children we are in trifles! what slight things exercise an influence over us! to how much that our reason would be ashamed to acknowledge! nevertheless does it submit. Our whole nature must change; we must be less susceptible, less dependent on "blind accident," before we can shake off hopes and fears, which are almost superstitions.”
    “The world is not merely the sum of all its atoms... There are no atoms in themselves. Atoms regarded as things in themselves are a scientific superstition.”
  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.

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Etymology

From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”).

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