superstition

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

Etymology

From Middle French superstition, from Latin superstitio (“superstition”), from superstāre (“to stand above, to stand upon, to survive”) + -tiō (“-tion: forming nouns”), from super- (“above, over, upon”) + stāre (“to stand”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

superstitious notion

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