01 a. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.
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1.
Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.
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2.
Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.“Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.” — Acts xvii. 22.
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3.
Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
Phrases & compounds
Superstitious use —
the use of a gift or bequest, as of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a religion not tolerated by the law.