Definition of superstitious in English:

superstitious

adjective suːpəˈstɪʃəsˌsupərˈstɪʃəs

Having or showing a belief in superstitions.
many superstitious beliefs and practices are connected with sneezing
Example sentencesExamples
- And, unable to discover causes, he is either harassed by superstitious dreams, or quietly and passively submitted to the mercy of nature and the elements.
- What are you doing because of some irrational superstitious belief that may have been affecting your life for years?
- This may be because of a superstitious belief that making a will hastens your demise.
- How often had I heard talk of superstitious idiots, often relatives, who worshipped a God they didn't have the brains to doubt?
- The related departments have closed 1,278 illegal web sites and 114 sites promoting gambling, superstitious activities and cult propaganda according to the information provided by the informers.
- He had stared into the misshapen shadows of deep night with superstitious wakefulness, and by the time the darkness lifted, he could feel the liquid weight of the infection in his lungs.
- I uncovered lots more money superstitions, including embedding silver coins in Christmas puddings, the tooth fairy, and the fact that actors are superstitious about using real money on stage.
- Anne Marie was illiterate, addicted to schnapps and immensely superstitious.
- They've become a superstitious, cowardly lot.
- And so we are western, scientific, modern; and India we see as a primitive, irrational, superstitious place.
- She escapes him because he is superstitious and cowardly, so when she tells him his ancestors said he would die if he stayed married to her, he was happy to let her leave and gave her enough money to go to America.
- His attack on the popular superstitious practice of turning the mezuzah into an amulet is particularly sharp.
- Some cultures are much more openly superstitious.
- Abigail is partly to blame for the superstitious rumours.
- Even if the occupants of the building harbour no superstitious beliefs, customers can be lost and predictions of bad luck and misfortune can result by neglecting the demands of feng shui.
- He went on to say that belief in medicines demonstrated the nature of the superstitious mind.
- Instantly classified as a demon, the stranger is harried, persecuted and all but executed by the superstitious islanders.
- In India, the great 12 th-century poet-mystic Basava, who rebelled against ritualistic and superstitious temple worship and caste system, was a critical insider.
- Everything for me was part of a grand routine, and if that routine was ever broken, I was superstitious enough to think that the rest of my day would be disastrous.
- A spokesman for the company said, ‘I am superstitious about giving specific times as there are too many unknowns at the moment.’
Synonyms
mythical, irrational, illusory, groundless, unfounded, unprovable
traditional
credulous, prone to superstition
naive, gullible

Derivatives

superstitiously

adverb suːpəˈstɪʃəsliˌsupərˈstɪʃəsli

Alec, despite his grounding in the rational science of making lots of money, is swayed by symbols and portents, seemingly mundane signs that he interprets superstitiously to be indicators of the path he is meant to pursue.
Example sentencesExamples
- All we do is rather superstitiously take down our decorations.
- For the moment, they are cautiously, superstitiously, optimistic.
- The interpretation of eclipses affected the outcome of strategic battles in ancient times, and even today these celestial events are regarded superstitiously by many.
- In addition, Dominicans have mixed feelings about Columbus and superstitiously refer to him only as the Great Admiral, believing that to say his name will bring about bad luck.

superstitiousness

noun

Rhymes

adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious

Definition of superstitious in US English:

superstitious

adjectiveˌsupərˈstɪʃəsˌso͞opərˈstiSHəs

Having or showing a belief in superstitions.
many superstitious beliefs and practices are connected with sneezing
Example sentencesExamples
- Abigail is partly to blame for the superstitious rumours.
- He had stared into the misshapen shadows of deep night with superstitious wakefulness, and by the time the darkness lifted, he could feel the liquid weight of the infection in his lungs.
- His attack on the popular superstitious practice of turning the mezuzah into an amulet is particularly sharp.
- What are you doing because of some irrational superstitious belief that may have been affecting your life for years?
- And, unable to discover causes, he is either harassed by superstitious dreams, or quietly and passively submitted to the mercy of nature and the elements.
- I uncovered lots more money superstitions, including embedding silver coins in Christmas puddings, the tooth fairy, and the fact that actors are superstitious about using real money on stage.
- The related departments have closed 1,278 illegal web sites and 114 sites promoting gambling, superstitious activities and cult propaganda according to the information provided by the informers.
- In India, the great 12 th-century poet-mystic Basava, who rebelled against ritualistic and superstitious temple worship and caste system, was a critical insider.
- And so we are western, scientific, modern; and India we see as a primitive, irrational, superstitious place.
- She escapes him because he is superstitious and cowardly, so when she tells him his ancestors said he would die if he stayed married to her, he was happy to let her leave and gave her enough money to go to America.
- This may be because of a superstitious belief that making a will hastens your demise.
- He went on to say that belief in medicines demonstrated the nature of the superstitious mind.
- How often had I heard talk of superstitious idiots, often relatives, who worshipped a God they didn't have the brains to doubt?
- They've become a superstitious, cowardly lot.
- Anne Marie was illiterate, addicted to schnapps and immensely superstitious.
- Even if the occupants of the building harbour no superstitious beliefs, customers can be lost and predictions of bad luck and misfortune can result by neglecting the demands of feng shui.
- A spokesman for the company said, ‘I am superstitious about giving specific times as there are too many unknowns at the moment.’
- Everything for me was part of a grand routine, and if that routine was ever broken, I was superstitious enough to think that the rest of my day would be disastrous.
- Instantly classified as a demon, the stranger is harried, persecuted and all but executed by the superstitious islanders.
- Some cultures are much more openly superstitious.
Synonyms
mythical, irrational, illusory, groundless, unfounded, unprovable
credulous, prone to superstition

单词	superstitious
释义	Definition of superstitious in English: superstitious adjective suːpəˈstɪʃəsˌsupərˈstɪʃəs Having or showing a belief in superstitions. many superstitious beliefs and practices are connected with sneezing Example sentencesExamples And, unable to discover causes, he is either harassed by superstitious dreams, or quietly and passively submitted to the mercy of nature and the elements. What are you doing because of some irrational superstitious belief that may have been affecting your life for years? This may be because of a superstitious belief that making a will hastens your demise. How often had I heard talk of superstitious idiots, often relatives, who worshipped a God they didn't have the brains to doubt? The related departments have closed 1,278 illegal web sites and 114 sites promoting gambling, superstitious activities and cult propaganda according to the information provided by the informers. He had stared into the misshapen shadows of deep night with superstitious wakefulness, and by the time the darkness lifted, he could feel the liquid weight of the infection in his lungs. I uncovered lots more money superstitions, including embedding silver coins in Christmas puddings, the tooth fairy, and the fact that actors are superstitious about using real money on stage. Anne Marie was illiterate, addicted to schnapps and immensely superstitious. They've become a superstitious, cowardly lot. And so we are western, scientific, modern; and India we see as a primitive, irrational, superstitious place. She escapes him because he is superstitious and cowardly, so when she tells him his ancestors said he would die if he stayed married to her, he was happy to let her leave and gave her enough money to go to America. His attack on the popular superstitious practice of turning the mezuzah into an amulet is particularly sharp. Some cultures are much more openly superstitious. Abigail is partly to blame for the superstitious rumours. Even if the occupants of the building harbour no superstitious beliefs, customers can be lost and predictions of bad luck and misfortune can result by neglecting the demands of feng shui. He went on to say that belief in medicines demonstrated the nature of the superstitious mind. Instantly classified as a demon, the stranger is harried, persecuted and all but executed by the superstitious islanders. In India, the great 12 th-century poet-mystic Basava, who rebelled against ritualistic and superstitious temple worship and caste system, was a critical insider. Everything for me was part of a grand routine, and if that routine was ever broken, I was superstitious enough to think that the rest of my day would be disastrous. A spokesman for the company said, ‘I am superstitious about giving specific times as there are too many unknowns at the moment.’ Synonyms mythical, irrational, illusory, groundless, unfounded, unprovable traditional credulous, prone to superstition naive, gullible Derivatives superstitiously adverb suːpəˈstɪʃəsliˌsupərˈstɪʃəsli Alec, despite his grounding in the rational science of making lots of money, is swayed by symbols and portents, seemingly mundane signs that he interprets superstitiously to be indicators of the path he is meant to pursue. Example sentencesExamples All we do is rather superstitiously take down our decorations. For the moment, they are cautiously, superstitiously, optimistic. The interpretation of eclipses affected the outcome of strategic battles in ancient times, and even today these celestial events are regarded superstitiously by many. In addition, Dominicans have mixed feelings about Columbus and superstitiously refer to him only as the Great Admiral, believing that to say his name will bring about bad luck. superstitiousness noun Rhymes adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious Definition of superstitious in US English: superstitious adjectiveˌsupərˈstɪʃəsˌso͞opərˈstiSHəs Having or showing a belief in superstitions. many superstitious beliefs and practices are connected with sneezing Example sentencesExamples Abigail is partly to blame for the superstitious rumours. He had stared into the misshapen shadows of deep night with superstitious wakefulness, and by the time the darkness lifted, he could feel the liquid weight of the infection in his lungs. His attack on the popular superstitious practice of turning the mezuzah into an amulet is particularly sharp. What are you doing because of some irrational superstitious belief that may have been affecting your life for years? And, unable to discover causes, he is either harassed by superstitious dreams, or quietly and passively submitted to the mercy of nature and the elements. I uncovered lots more money superstitions, including embedding silver coins in Christmas puddings, the tooth fairy, and the fact that actors are superstitious about using real money on stage. The related departments have closed 1,278 illegal web sites and 114 sites promoting gambling, superstitious activities and cult propaganda according to the information provided by the informers. In India, the great 12 th-century poet-mystic Basava, who rebelled against ritualistic and superstitious temple worship and caste system, was a critical insider. And so we are western, scientific, modern; and India we see as a primitive, irrational, superstitious place. She escapes him because he is superstitious and cowardly, so when she tells him his ancestors said he would die if he stayed married to her, he was happy to let her leave and gave her enough money to go to America. This may be because of a superstitious belief that making a will hastens your demise. He went on to say that belief in medicines demonstrated the nature of the superstitious mind. How often had I heard talk of superstitious idiots, often relatives, who worshipped a God they didn't have the brains to doubt? They've become a superstitious, cowardly lot. Anne Marie was illiterate, addicted to schnapps and immensely superstitious. Even if the occupants of the building harbour no superstitious beliefs, customers can be lost and predictions of bad luck and misfortune can result by neglecting the demands of feng shui. A spokesman for the company said, ‘I am superstitious about giving specific times as there are too many unknowns at the moment.’ Everything for me was part of a grand routine, and if that routine was ever broken, I was superstitious enough to think that the rest of my day would be disastrous. Instantly classified as a demon, the stranger is harried, persecuted and all but executed by the superstitious islanders. Some cultures are much more openly superstitious. Synonyms mythical, irrational, illusory, groundless, unfounded, unprovable credulous, prone to superstition
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