superstitious

[ US /ˌsupɝˈstɪʃəs/ ]
[ UK /sˌuːpəstˈɪʃəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
    finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin
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How To Use superstitious In A Sentence

  • To say she was superstitious was an understatement - she would book every single Friday 13 th off work, and any day that looked inauspicious on her horoscope.
  • Some shook with superstitious dread; others, driven to atheistical despair, with horrible execrations, again strove to force a passage through the doors. The Scottish Chiefs
  • She rationalized away the superstitious beliefs of the country folk.
  • We begin with the issue of supernaturalism in religion and its supposedly superstitious character.
  • WHEN I was a youngster I used to be quite a superstitious sort of person -- I suppose because I had a nurse till I was rather large, who was the sort of Scotchwoman which believes in fairies and red devils and those things. The Lake of Devils
  • A more superstitious premier might have resolved not to tempt fate any further.
  • Apart from the religious/superstitious objection to the numbering, it does make sense to renumber the route. Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Things I Didn’t Know
  • A word growled in the darkness would terrify the superstitious Sir The Brown Mask
  • I know catching the bouquet traditionally (and superstitiously) means the bachelorette will be the next to get married … but I wasn’t sure if the same tradition rings true for the dude who gets the garter. Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » There’s Something About Marry
  • For the Vedas, at least, were considered to be of divine authority, and their words, metres, and grammar were regarded with a superstitious awe, such as reminds us of what has been called the "bibliolatry" of the Jewish Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern
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