SUPERSTITION


Meaning of SUPERSTITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-pər-ˈsti-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English supersticion, from Anglo-French, from Latin superstition-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super- + stare to stand — more at stand

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation

b. : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition

2. : a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.