superstitious
UK/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs//ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/
superstitious adjective: susceptible to superstitions.
Adjective
superstitious (comparative more superstitious, superlative most superstitious)
- Susceptible to superstitions.
- Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them...1722, William Wollaston, “Sect. V. Truths relating to the Deity. Of his exiſtence, perfection, providence, &c.”, in The Religion of Nature Delineated, page 81
- Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
- Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.
superstitious meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
superstitious in Hindi
- superstitious
- अंधविश्वासी andhviśvāsī
superstitious in Tamil
- குருட்டு நம்பிக்கை வாய்ந்த, போலிப்பற்றுடைய, தெய்விக அருநிகழ்வு நம்பிக்கையுடைய, இயற்கை கடந்த ஆற்றல் நம்பிக்கைகொண்ட
superstitious in Marathi
- अंधश्रद्धाळू
superstitious in Urdu
- متعصب, وہمی, ضعیف الاعتقاد
More languagesFewer languages
- superstitious in Bengali
- কুসংস্কারপূর্ণ
- superstitious in Telugu
- మూఢనమ్మకాలు
- superstitious in Malayalam
- മൂഢഭക്തിയുളള, അന്ധവിശ്വാസപരമായ
- superstitious in Kannada
- ಅಂಧವಿಶ್ವಾಸ
- superstitious in Punjabi
- ਅੰਧਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ, ਅੰਧਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ਼, ਅੰਧਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸੀ
- superstitious in Gujarati
- અંધશ્રદ્ધાળુ, અંધવિશ્વાસી
- superstitious in Odia
- ଅନ୍ଧବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ, ଅନ୍ଧବିଶ୍ୱାସ
- superstitious in Nepali
- अंधविश्वास
- superstitious in Tagalog
- mapamahiin
- superstitious in Arabic
- خُرَافِيّ ḵurāfiyy
- superstitious in Indonesian
- berkhurafat, berpemali, bertakhayul
- superstitious in Persian
- خرافاتی xorâfâti, خرافهای xorâfe-'i, خرافی xorâfi
- superstitious in Vietnamese
- mê tín
Examples of superstitious in a sentence
- For superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.
- Tabooistic modifications to names of animals are common in animistic or otherwise highly superstitious cultures.
- The superstitious king tried to solve his problems numerologically.
Synonyms of superstitious
Forms of superstitious
| comparative | more superstitious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most superstitious |
Origin of superstitious
From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus. Cognate with Dutch superstitieus.
Words formed from superstitious
Words that rhyme with superstitious
Questions about superstitious
- What does superstitious mean?
- Superstitious means susceptible to superstitions.
- What is superstitious in Hindi?
- Superstitious in Hindi is अंधविश्वासी (andhviśvāsī). See Superstitious meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is superstitious?
- Superstitious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce superstitious?
- Superstitious is pronounced /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/ (UK).
Words near superstitious in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: superstitious (page history and authors); अंधविश्वासी (Hindi) (page history and authors); superstitious (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superstitious (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superstitious (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superstitious (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); superstitious (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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