Category:Superstitious

Su`per*sti"tious, a. Etym: [f. superstitieux, l. superstitiosus.]

1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, Superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.

2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious Observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and Scruples in regard to religion. Ye men of athens, i perceive that in all things ye are too Superstitious. Acts xvii. 22.

3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need. Superstitious use (law), the Use of a gift or bequest, as of land, etc., for the maintenance of The rites of a religion not tolerated by the law. [eng.] Mozley & w. -- su`per*sti"tious*ly, adv. -- su`per*sti"tious*ness, n.