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   Su·per·sti·tion

   /ˌso͞opərˈstiSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings: "he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition" Similar unfounded beliefcredulitymagicsorcerywitchcraftfallacydelusionillusionOpposite science
   • ▪ a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief: "she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she had had since childhood" Similar mythbeliefold wives' talenotionlegendstory

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin superstitio(n-), from super- ‘over’ + stare ‘to stand’ (perhaps from the notion of ‘standing over’ something in awe).

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