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US
/ˌsupɝˈstɪʃəs/
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[ UK /sˌuːpəstˈɪʃəs/ ]
[ UK /sˌuːpəstˈɪʃəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin
How To Use superstitious In A Sentence
- It also means the expert deception of the senses by the tricks of a conjurer, so-called hocus-pocus and fraud, and a magician is either an evil-minded, superstitious mortal, fool enough to believe in charms, or an expert pretender and imposter of the first water, who cheats and deceives the people. The light of Egypt; or, The science of the soul and the stars
- 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