Look up: superstition

1. superstition
   [n] - an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
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2. superstition
   Popular belief, concerned with (usually) bad luck, often about the evil consequences of apparently trivial actions. Superstitions may arise in cultures where there is or has been a strong ritual...
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3. Superstition
   Su`per·sti'tion noun [ French superstition , Latin superstitio , originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatural, from superstare to stand over; super...
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4. superstition
   superstitious notion noun an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
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5. Superstition
   • (n.) Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like. • (n.) An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious. • (n.) The worship of a false god or gods; false religio...
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6. superstition
   belief, half-belief, or practice for which there appears to be no rational substance. Those who use the term imply that they have certain knowledge ... [4 related articles]
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7. superstition
   superstition 1. A belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual; especially, in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result from performing it. 2. Irrational beliefs; irrational and often quasi-religious belief in and reverence for the magical effects of some actions and rituals...
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8. superstition
   superstition, an irrational belief or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown. The validity of superstitions is based on belief in the power of magic and witchcraft and in such invisible forces as spirits and demons. A common superstition in the Middle Ages was that the devil could ...
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9. Superstition
   Superstition is a supernatural horror starring Mark Strong and Sienna Guillory in a story about a British au pair working in Italy who is accused of murder following a fire and sent for trial amidst local claims of witchcraft. Superstition was directed by Kenneth Hope in 2001.
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10. Superstition
    (album) Track listing: All songs by Siouxsie and the Banshees. # "Kiss Them for Me" – 4:37 # "Fear (of the Unknown)" – 4:10 # "Cry" – 3:33 # "Drifter" – 4:43 # "Little Sister" – 3:21 # "Shadowtime" ...
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11. Superstition
    (song) "`Superstition`" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was the lead single for Wonder`s accessdate=2008-01-16-->--> and released in many countries. It reached numbe...
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12. Superstition
    (disambiguation) `Superstition` is a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, that future events may be influenced by one`s behaviour in some magical or mystical way. `Superstition` may also refer to: See also:
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13. Superstition
    `Superstition` is a credulous belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge. The word is often used pejoratively to refer to folk beliefs deemed irrational. This leads to some superstitions being called "old wives` tales". It is also commonly applied to beliefs and practices surroundi...
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