meaning of superstition

1. An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.
2.
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.
3.
The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects.
4.
Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like.
5.
Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.
6.
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear


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