superstitiously, supers tic i ous11

[Eng.superstitious; -ly.] 1. In a superstitious manner; with extreme credulity in regard to the agency of superior beings in extraordinary events. "The great majority of those who had voted for it were zealously and even superstitiously loyal."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. vi. 2. With too much care; with exce ive exactne or scruple. "Plot in us rigidly and superstitiously adheres to Plato's text here."- Cudworth : Intell. System, p. 585. †sū-per-sti-tious-ne , s . [Eng. superstitious ; -ne .] The quality or state of being superstitious; superstition. sü'-per-strāin, v. t. [Pref. super-, and English strain (q. v.).] To strain to exce ; to overstrain, to overstretch. "In the straining of a string, the further it is strained the le supers training goeth to a note."-Bacon: Nat . Hist., § 182. sū-per-strā'-tum ( pl . sū-per-strā'-tą), subst. [Pref. super- , and Eng. stratum (q. v.).] A stratum Iying or resting above another; the opposite to Substratum. sù-për-strŭct, v . t . [Latin superstruct us , pa. par. of superstruo =to construct above or on some thing else: super -above, and struo to build.] To build upon, to erect. "That a most holy life be superstructed upon a holy and unreprovable faith."-Bp. Taylor: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 4. sū-per-strŭc'-tion, s. [SUPERSTRUCT.] 1. The act of erecting or building upon. 2. That which is erected or built upon something else; a superstructure. "These are not the works of nature, but superstructions and additions."- Pearson : On the Creed , art. 1. sū-per-struc-tive, a. [Eng. superstruct; -ive.] Built or erected upon something else. "Nothing but the removing his fundamental error can rescue him from the superstructive , be it never so gro ." -Hammond . *sū-për-struct-õr, s. [Eng. superstruct; -or.] One who builds on any foundation. ( Lit. & fig .) "Was he one of the superstruct ors or not?"-North: Examen , p. 193. sū-per-strŭc-ture, 8. [Pref. super-, and English structure (q.v.).] IMG:content-0597.png:[blocks in formation] 3939 sū-per-sub-stăn'-tial (ti as sh), adj . [Prefix super- , and English substantial (q. v.).] More than substantial; more than substance. "Supersubstantial and supere ential."- Knox : On the Lord's Supper. supersubtle (as sū-per-sut-el), adj . [Prefix super- , and English subtle (q. v.).] Over subtle; cunning or crafty in an exce ive degree. "An erring barbarian, and a supersubtle Venetian."Shakesp.: Othello , i. 3. *sū-per-těm'-põr-al, a . & s. [Pref. super- , and Eng. temporal (q. v.).] A. As adj . Transcending time; independent of time. B. As subst.: That which is independent of, or transcends time. "Three super temporals or eternals." -Cudworth : Intell . System , p. 625. sü-per-těr-rā-ně-an, a . [Formed from the pref. super- , and Lat. terra =the earth, in analogy with mediterranean (q. v.).] Above the earth. *sū-per-ter-rene', a. [Pref. super- , and Eng. terrene (q. v.).] Being above ground, or above the earth; super terrestrial. sü-per-těr-res-tri-al, a . [Pref. super-, and Eng. terrestrial (q. v.).] Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth. sū-per-ton-Ic, s. Pref. super, and English tonic (q. v.).] Music: The note next above the key note; the second note of the diatonic scale; thus in the scale of C, D is the supertonic; A in the scale of G, and so on. *sū-per-to-tŭs, s. [Lat. over the whole.] Ancient Costume : A wide cloak or mantle, used as an additional garment by travelers and others in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. sū-per-trăg'-ic-al, a. [Pref. super-, and Eng. trag ical (q. v.).] Tragical to exce . sū-per-tū - ber-ā-tion. 8. [Pref.super-; Eng. tuber, and suff. -ation. Bot.: The production of young potatoes from the old ones while still growing. Used also of a similar phenomenon in any other tuberous plant. Super tot us. a. Saxon woman in Super tot us (from Cot ton MS., Claud., B.IV.). b. Figure of man in Super tot us (Sloan Ms., 2,435). *sü-per-tün-Ic, s . [Pref. super- , and Eng. tunic (q. v.).] An upper tunic or gown. *sū-per-va-cā-ně-ous, a . [ Lat.super vac ane us , from super = above, and vaco = to make empty Superfluous, unnece ary, needle ; serving to no purpose. would have been "The legislation superadded super vac a neo us, and even absurd."-Bishop Bull: Works, vol. ii., dis. 5. *su-per-va-ca-ně-oŭs-lý, adv . [Eng. superva caneous; -ly .] In a superfluous manner; unneces sarily, needle ly. *sū-per-va-ca-ně-ous-ne , s. [Eng. superva caneous; -ne .] The quallty or state of being super vac a neo us; needle ne , superfluousne .