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Definition of Superstitions
1. superstition [n] - See also: superstition
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superstitions
Literary usage of Superstitions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1872)
"It is lucky to do this, unlucky to do that, say those who believe in common
superstitions; and they can always cite many coincidences in favour of their ..."
2. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal by Charles Dickens (1879)
"Many persons are of opinion, that gross superstitions—snch as are to be met with
in more uncivilised countries—are no longer existent in our own favoured ..."
3. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"Superstitions OF THE HIGHLANDS and ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND, COLLECTED ENTIRELY FROM
ORAL SOURCES. By [the late] JOHN GREGORSON CAMPBELL, Minister of Tirée, xx. ..."
4. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the by John Henry Barrows (1893)
"Mohammedan races of North Africa exist superstitions akin to fetichism or shamanism.
Egyptian Arabs believe that earth, air and water are peopled with ..."
5. The Knot Tied: Marriage Ceremonies of All Nations by William Tegg (1877)
"MARRIAGE Superstitions AND CUSTOMS IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. IN the following
notes will be found a few particulars -of Marriage Superstitions and Customs, ..."
6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Ancient and popular Ideas of comets; queer superstitions about strange heavenly
bodies. ... Superstition —Continued, New superstitions of the sea. ..."
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