Superstition

sū-pėr-stish′un, n. exce ive reverence or fear, based on ignorance: exce ive exactne in religious opinions or practice: false worship or religion: an ignorant and irrational belief in supernatural agency, omens, divination, sorcery, .: belief in what is absurd, without evidence: rites or practices proceeding from superstitious belief or fear: over-nicety, exactne too scrupulous or morbid.— adj. Supersti′tious , pertaining to, or proceeding from, superstition: over-exact.— adv. Supersti′tiously .— n. Supersti′tiousne . [L. superstitio , exce ive religious belief— super , over, above, statum , sistĕre — stāre , to stand.]