superstition

superstition
n
1. blind belief, warped notion, fallacy, mare's nest; illusion, delusion, mote in the eye; prejudice, prepossession, fanaticism; irrational fear, belief in omens, obsession; myth, fable, old wives' tale.
2. evil eye, It. male occhio; hobgoblin, bogy; werewolf, Fr. loup-garou; amulet, talisman, charm, periapt.
3. sorcery, occult art, black magic, necromancy, powwow, witchcraft, black art, thaumaturgy, demonolo-gy, diablerie, fetishism, voodoo, hoodoo, shamanism, vampirism; conjuration, incantation, abracadabra, hocus-pocus, mumbo jumbo.

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  • Superstition — (Latin superstitio , literally standing over ; derived perhaps from standing in awe; [cite book|title=Oxford English Dictionary|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford, England|date=1989|edition=Second] used in Latin as a unreasonable… …   Wikipedia

  • Superstition — • From supersisto, to stand in terror of the deity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Superstition     Superstition     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Superstition — «Superstition» Sencillo de Stevie Wonder del álbum Talking book Publicación 1972 Formato 7 , 12 , vinyl, 45 RPM Grabación 1972 Género(s) …   Wikipedia Español

  • superstition — SUPERSTITION. s. f. Opinion vaine, mal fondée en fait de religion. Fausse confiance en de certaines paroles, en de certaines ceremonies, ausquelles s attachent les personnes foibles & simples. Le peuple est sujet à beaucoup de superstitions. la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Superstition — Su per*sti tion, n. [F. superstition, L. superstitio, originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatural, fr. superstare to stand over; super over + stare to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • superstition — Superstition, Superstitio. Superstition espanduë, Fusa per gentes superstitio. Estre delivré de superstition, Leuari superstitione …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • superstition — early 13c., from O.Fr. superstition or directly from L. superstitionem (nom. superstitio), noun of action from superstare (see SUPERSTITIOUS (Cf. superstitious)). Originally especially of religion; sense of unreasonable notion is from 1794 …   Etymology dictionary

  • superstition — [so͞o΄pər stish′ən] n. [ME supersticion < MFr < L superstitio, excessive fear of the gods, superstition, orig., a standing still over < superstare, to stand over < super ,SUPER + stare, to STAND] 1. any belief, based on fear or… …   English World dictionary

  • Superstition — (v. lat.), Aber , Irrglaube. Nach römischem Sinne war S. die Abweichung von dem vaterländischen, recipirten Cultus zu fremden, im Staate nicht anerkannten Göttern. Daher Superstitiös, abergläubisch …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Superstition — (lat.), Aberglaube; superstitiös, abergläubisch …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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