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