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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
superstitious \su`persti"tious\, a. f. superstitieux, l.
superstitiosus.
1. of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or
manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites;
superstitious observances.
1913 webster
2. evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in
religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of
idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
1913 webster
ye men of athens, i perceive that in all things ye
are too superstitious. --acts xvii.
22.
1913 webster
3. overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
1913 webster
superstitious use law, the use of a gift or bequest, as
of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a
religion not tolerated by the law. eng. --mozley w.
1913 webster -- su`persti"tiously, adv. --
su`persti"tiousness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
superstitious use su`persti"tiously su`persti"tiousness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
superstitious
adj : showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic
or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt
was superstitious in origin"
- [3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
18 moby thesaurus words for "superstitious":
credulous, doting, easily taken in, easy of belief, fond,
inclined to believe, infatuated, overconfiding, overcredulous,
overtrustful, overtrusting, trustful, trusting, uncritical,
undoubting, unskeptical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious
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