superstitious, supers tic i ous, super sty cio us, superstycyous

[Fr. super. stitieux, from Lat. supers tit ios us, from superstitio = superstition (q. v.).] 1. Believing in, holding, or addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion; over scrupulous and rigid in religious observances. 2. Proceeding from, partaking of, pertaining to, or characterized by superstition; of the nature of superstition. "Regarded the king with superstitious veneration."Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. vi. 3. Over-exact; scrupulous beyond need.