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SUPERSTITIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
Example:
finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin
Classified under:
Similar:
irrational (not consistent with or using reason)
Derivation:
superstition (an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear)