superstitious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/ UK /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #11838

Meanings

1

adj
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

They finally realized that the horror they felt was superstitious in origin.
2

adj
Susceptible to superstitions.

Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are.
3

adj
Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
4

adj
Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

freety

Word family

Forms superstitiously

Derived forms nonsuperstitiousstupidstitioussuperstitiouslysuperstitiousnessunsuperstitious

Related forms superstition

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Phrases (1)

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superstitious notion
a belief based on superstition rather than reliable evidence

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# superstitious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/
**Frequency rank:** 11838

## Meanings
1. showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
2. Susceptible to superstitions.
3. Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
4. Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.

## Examples
- They finally realized that the horror they felt was superstitious in origin.
- Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are.

## Synonyms
- freety

## Derived Forms
- nonsuperstitious
- stupidstitious
- superstitiously
- superstitiousness
- unsuperstitious

## Related Forms
- superstition

## Etymology
From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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