su|per|sti|tion

su|per|sti|tion
su|per|sti|tion «SOO puhr STIHSH uhn», noun.
1. an unreasoning fear of what is unknown, mysterious, or imaginary, especially in connection with religion; worship based on fear or ignorance; unreasoning expectation: »

Superstition is the religion of feeble minds (Edmund Burke).

2. a belief or practice founded on ignorant fear or mistaken reverence.
[< Latin superstitiō, -ōnis excessive fear of the gods < superstāre stand on, or over < super- above + stāre stand]

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