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superstition

Noun

Meaning

An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.

An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion.

The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects.

Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like.

Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Superstition is the religion of feeble minds. Edmund Burke

There is a superstition in avoiding superstition. Francis Bacon

Magic: (n) The art of converting superstition into coin. Ambrose Bierce

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run. Babe Ruth

Superstition is the poetry of life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Ignorance is the mother of superstition. English Proverb

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