Superstitious /(?)/
Su·per·sti·tious
Superstitious
a.
- Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.
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Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
- Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
Phrases & Compounds
- Superstitious use
- 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.