A belief in something being a sign of things to come
“The Symphony No 9, or the Choral, had such an enormous impact that a superstition sprung up among subsequent composers that it tempted fate to venture beyond nine symphonies, the number at which Beethoven laid down his pen.”
A belief that is not based on facts or reality
“They were afraid that the demons would repossess someone else. This is a ridiculous superstition.”
Magic or the supernatural, or the belief in its reality
“The film gives us unusually authentic-seeming pictures of village life and ritual, and invests the people with a certain dignity and sensibility, even if ultimately they prefer superstition to science.”
A body of traditions or beliefs held through generations by a particular group
An inanimate object worshipped for its supposed magical powers
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