Found 2 items, similar to superstitious.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: superstitious
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”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Superstitious
Superstitious
\Su`per*sti"tious\, a. [F. superstitieux, L.
superstitiosus.]
1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or
manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites;
superstitious observances.
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2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in
religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of
idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
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Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye
are too superstitious. --Acts xvii.
22.
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3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
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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.
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Su`per*sti"tious*ly, adv. --
Su`per*sti"tious*ness, n.
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