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superstitionist

superstitionist noun: one who is highly superstitious.

Noun

superstitionist (plural superstitionists)

  1. One who is highly superstitious.
    • Our Saviour certainly conceived high indignation and sorrow in his heart, while he observed that scorn and contempt those blind superstitionists, the Jews, bore against the poor despised Gentiles, in thus profaning their place of worship.1660, Dr. H. More, Myst. of Godliness
    • Whence it is evident, that the superstitionist must hate and fear the gods.1851, William Chilton, The Library of Reason

Examples of superstitionist in a sentence

  • I think this is just Walker's way of reiterating the often-stated stereotype of the African as an ignorant "superstitionist".2003, Muyiwa Falaiye, African Spirit and Black Nationalism, →ISBN:
  • Even if the superstitionists were right and there were signs, omens, portents eveywhere, you'd be none the wiser, because you wouldn't think for a moment that they were aimed at you.2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 129:
  • But what she really was, deeply and devoutly, was a superstitionist.2012, Nick Tosches, Me and the Devil: A Novel, →ISBN:

Forms of superstitionist

pluralsuperstitionists

Origin of superstitionist

From superstition + -ist.

Questions about superstitionist

What does superstitionist mean?
Superstitionist means one who is highly superstitious.
How do you use superstitionist in a sentence?
I think this is just Walker's way of reiterating the often-stated stereotype of the African as an ignorant "superstitionist".
What part of speech is superstitionist?
Superstitionist is a noun.
What is the plural of superstitionist?
The plural of superstitionist is superstitionists.

Words near superstitionist in the dictionary

  1. superstimulus
  2. superstitial
  3. superstitials
  4. superstition
  5. Superstition Mountains
  6. superstitionist
  7. superstitionists
  8. superstitionless
  9. superstitions
  10. superstitious
  11. superstitiously

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