Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - superstition
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Superstition
superstition
noun Etymology: Middle English supersticion, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super- + stare to stand — more at stand Date: 13th century 1. a. a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b. an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from ~ 2. a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary
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1.
n. 1 credulity regarding the supernatural. 2 an irrational fear of the unknown or mysterious. 3 misdirected reverence. 4 a practice, opinion, or religion based on these tendencies. 5 a widely held but unjustified idea of the effects or nature of a thing. Derivatives superstitious adj. superstitiously adv. superstitiousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF superstition or L superstitio (as SUPER-, stare stat- stand) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
этол. "суеверное" поведение (обучение в результате случайного совпадения реакции с подкреплением) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. суеверие it is a theatrical superstition that a bad dress rehearsal means a good first night —- в театре бытует суеверное представление, что неудачная генеральная репетиция предсказывает удачную премьеру 2. иррациональный предрассудок; безотчетное предубеждение to overcome one's superstitions —- преодолеть свои предрассудки 3. неодобр. нерассуждающее преклонение; фанатизм; идолопоклонство ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(superstitions) Superstition is belief in things that are not real or possible, for example magic. Fortune-telling is a very much debased art surrounded by superstition... N-VAR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ n a belief that some objects or actions are lucky and some are unlucky, based on old ideas of magic (the old superstition that walking under a ladder is unlucky) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 12c., from M.Fr. superstition, from L. superstitionem (nom. superstitio) "excessive fear of the gods," perhaps originally "state of religious exaltation," related to superstes (gen. superstitis) "standing over or above," also "standing by, surviving," from superstare "stand on or over, survive," from super "above" + stare "stand." There are many theories for the L. sense development, but none has yet triumphed. In Eng., originally especially of religion; sense of "unreasonable notion" is from 1794. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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