superstitious
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- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃəs/
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supersticioso
- Many people are superstitious about walking under ladders, believing it brings bad luck.
- superstitious behavior
- superstitious beliefs
- superstitious practices
It was were you ever superstitious enough to knock on wood?
- It was were you ever superstitious enough to knock on wood?
- And so it's kind of superstitious type of thinking.
- All of that is really just superstitious nonsense.
- This is just garbage that stupid people, the superstitious believe.
- Some are very superstitious, some deal with pressure better than others.
- It was quite a Victorian, strict, superstitious, religious upbringing.
- Yes, lots and lots of soldiers in the Great War were seriously superstitious.
- So this is it moment of truth and I'm not superstitious, but I'm going to cross my fingers.
- My routine, I'm probably one of the few guys that is not superstitious.
- So reason over passion, be reasonable, be logical, don't be superstitious.
- And, and I think a lot of times people of faith try to maintain a superstitious view of how reality happens.
Examples
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I'm not superstitious about things like that.
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I'm not a superstitious man, Jack.
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And so it's kind of superstitious type of thinking.
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And, and I think a lot of times people of faith try to maintain a superstitious view of how reality happens.
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I understand your cause of concern but my family is superstitious, too.
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All of that is really just superstitious nonsense.
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First, females in the sample were found to be more superstitious than males.
Academic text (1990) -
Most of them have a superstitious belief that if they granted themselves a moment of self acceptance, they'd lose their edge.
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In situations of uncertainty, the attempt to gain control through superstitious behavior may have a positive effect on self-efficacy.
Academic text (2008) -
So she dealt with the challenges in life, with diseases, with drought, and then she had superstitious explanations for it.
Synonyms
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Relating to belief in powers that are not part of nature
Relating to belief in ghosts, spirits, or forces beyond nature
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Compounds
How Superstitious
Surface Forms
Morphology
superstitious = superstition (transparent) = superstition + ous
Derived by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ous' to 'superstition'; the meaning 'having or showing superstition' is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word superstitious comes from the Latin parts super- 'above' and stare 'to stand', so think of beliefs that 'stand above' reason or that 'remain standing' from older times. That's why someone who is superstitious trusts old or magical ideas instead of reason or science.