Superstitious

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Superstitious \Su`per*sti"tious\, a. [F. superstitieux, L.
     superstitiosus.]
     1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or
        manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites;
        superstitious observances.
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     2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in
        religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of
        idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
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              Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye
              are too superstitious.                --Acts xvii.
                                                    22.
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     3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
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     {Superstitious use} (Law), the use of a gift or bequest, as
        of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a
        religion not tolerated by the law. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*sti"tious*ly}, adv. --
        {Su`per*sti"tious*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superstitious
       adj : showing ignorance or the laws of nature and faith in magic
             or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt
             was superstitious in origin"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "superstitious":
     credulous, doting, easily taken in, easy of belief, fond,
     inclined to believe, infatuated, overconfiding, overcredulous,
     overtrustful, overtrusting, trustful, trusting, uncritical,
     undoubting, unskeptical, unsuspecting, unsuspicious