ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Superstitious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Superstitious is an adjective meaning Susceptible to superstitions.

Meaning

Susceptible to superstitions.

More Meanings

  1. Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
  2. (archaic) Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.

Example Sentences

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 for superstitious

Depending on context, synonyms include freety, irrational.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include irrational, superstition, old, blind, naive, mystical.

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