English-Thai Dictionary

superstition

N ความเชื่อ ใน ผีสางเทวดา  ความเชื่อ ใน ทาง ไสยศาสตร์  ความเชื่องมงาย  ความเชื่อถือ ใน ทาง ผิดๆ  irrationality idolatry misbelief kwam-chue-nai-pe-sang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPERSTITION

n.[L. superstitio, supersto; super and sto, to stand. ] 1. Excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; excess or extravagance in religion; the doing of things not required by God, or abstaining from things not forbidden; or the belief of what is absurd, or belief without evidence.
Superstition has reference to god, to religion, or to beings superior to man.
2. False religion; false worship.
3. Rite or practice proceeding from excess of scruples in religion. In this sense, it admits of a plural.
They the truth
With superstitions and traditions taint.
4. Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.
5. Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in omens and prognostics.

 

SUPERSTITIONIST

n.One addicted to superstition.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUPERSTITION

Su `per *sti "tion, n. Etym: [F. superstition, L. superstitio,originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatural, fr. superstare to stand over; super over + stare to stand. See Super-, and Stand. ]

 

1. An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.

 

2. An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion. And the truth With superstitions and traditions taint. Milton.

 

3. The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects. [The accusers ] had certain questions against him of their own superstition. Acts xxv. 19.

 

4. Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like.

 

5. Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.

 

Syn. -- Fanaticism. -- Superstition, Fanaticism. Superstition springs from religious feeling misdirected or unenlightened. Fanaticism arises from this same feeling in a state of high-wrought and self-confident excitement. The former leads in some cases to excessive rigor in religious opinions or practice; in others, to unfounded belief in extraordinary events or in charms, omens, and prognostics, hence producing weak fears, or excessive scrupulosity as to outward observances. The latter gives rise to an utter disregard of reason under the false assumption of enjoying a guidance directly inspired. Fanaticism has a secondary sense as applied to politics, etc. , which corresponds to the primary.

 

SUPERSTITIONIST

SUPERSTITIONIST Su `per *sti "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One addicted to superstition. [Obs. ] "Blind superstitionists." Dr. H. More.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

superstition

su per sti tion |ˌso͞opərˈstiSHən ˌsupərˈstɪʃən | ▶noun excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings: he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition. • a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief: she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she had had since childhood. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin superstitio (n- ), from super- ‘over ’ + stare ‘to stand ’ (perhaps from the notion of “standing over ” something in awe ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

superstition

super |sti ¦tion |ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃ (ə )n, ˌsjuː -| ▶noun [ mass noun ] excessively credulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural: he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition. • [ count noun ] a widely held but irrational belief in supernatural influences, especially as leading to good or bad luck, or a practice based on such a belief: she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she'd had since childhood. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin superstitio (n- ), from super- ‘over ’ + stare ‘to stand ’ (perhaps from the notion of ‘standing over ’ something in awe ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

superstition

superstition noun 1 the old superstitions held by sailors: myth, belief, old wives' tale; legend, story. 2 medicine was riddled with superstition: unfounded belief, credulity, fallacy, delusion, illusion; magic, sorcery; informal humbug, hooey.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

superstition

superstition noun 1 Mungo remembered the old superstition that seagulls were the souls of dead sailors: myth, belief, old wives' tale, notion; legend, story. 2 medicine was riddled with superstition and ignorance: unfounded belief, credulity; magic, sorcery, witchcraft; fallacy, delusion, illusion. ANTONYMS science.

 

French Dictionary

superstition

superstition n. f. nom féminin Croyances et pratiques superstitieuses. Note Orthographique super st i t ion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

superstition

su per sti tion /sùːpə r stɪ́ʃ (ə )n , ｟英 ｠sjùː -/〖super (上に )stition (立ちつくすこと )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /U 〖具体例では 可算 〗 «…という /…に関する » 迷信 «that 節 /about » ; (神秘的なものに対する )迷信的恐怖 ; 迷信的行為 [習慣 , 信仰 ]; 偶像崇拝 ▸ medieval superstition 中世の迷信