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Definition of Superstitious notion
1. Noun. An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superstitious Notion
Literary usage of Superstitious notion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Indian (Uh-nish-in-na-ba) by Elijah Middlebrook Haines (1888)
"... so does the White Woman—The Indian War Bonnet—Not a Fantastic Display, but a
superstitious notion—Buffalo Horns as a Badge of Bravery—The Indian Dress ..."
2. The Life of Israel Putnam, Major-general in the Army of the American Revolution by William Cutter (1858)
"MAJOR PUTNAM A PRISONER Putnam's perilous escape down the rapids of the
Hudson—superstitious notion of the Indians—Putnam and Rogers pursuing a party of ..."
3. The Soul in Nature: With Supplementary Contributions by Hans Christian Ørsted, Leonard Horner, Joanna B. Horner (1852)
"It is very evident that the action of the spirit of enquiry, by means of which
a superstitious notion is eradicated, not only succeeds in destroying that ..."
4. The Soul in Nature: With Supplementary Contributions by Hans Christian Ørsted, Leonard Horner, Joanna B. Horner (1852)
"It is very evident that the action of the spirit of enquiry, by means of which
a superstitious notion is eradicated, not only succeeds in destroying that ..."
5. The Soul in Nature: With Supplementary Contributions by Hans Christian Ørsted, Leonard Horner, Joanna B. Horner (1852)
"It is very evident that the action of the spirit of enquiry, by means of which
a superstitious notion is eradicated, not only succeeds in destroying that ..."
6. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"Ibid., p. 32. FREIT, FREET, FRET, e. A superstitious notion, or belief, with
respect to any action or event as a good or a bad ..."
7. The Thinker: A Review of World-wide Christian Thought (1895)
"Mr. Grant Allen states at the outset, " The earliest form of the superstitious
notion of a continuance of life after death is the belief in the resurrection ..."
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