Wondering how to use Superstition in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as belief.
Superstition meaning
- A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces.
- Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.
Synonyms of Superstition
Using Superstition
- The main meaning on this page is: A belief considered to be irrational, unfounded, or based solely on fear and ignorance, particularly credulous reverence towards and belief in supernatural forces. | Excessive nicety; overscrupulousness.
- Useful related words include: superstitious notion, belief.
- In the example corpus, superstition often appears in combinations such as: the superstition, and superstition, superstition and.
Context around Superstition
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Superstition
- In this selection, "superstition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, frances, important, bringing, says, override and came stand out and add context to how "superstition" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abetted by superstition and sometimes and another important superstition that students. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "superstition" sits close to words such as allspring, aloft and asparagus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with superstition
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Why are you bringing superstition back in? (7 words)
Catholics can slip into superstition without realizing it. (8 words)
There's a little bit of superstition involved, too. (9 words)
In real life, whether from situational stress, self-delusion, superstition, health illiteracy, mental illness, drugs or alcohol, my patients’ initial version of their complaint is rarely “just the facts” or the final word on the subject. (36 words)
Perhaps it’s superstition or maybe it’s just logical, but, either way, having sold over 12 million units without spending a penny on advertising, his unusual way of working has clearly spelled success. (34 words)
Having a fear of something causes you to be more alert and vigilant, and so when you believe in superstition, you are, in a way, trying to justify your fear and mitigate risks. (33 words)
Does the force of the superstition override this natural inhibition? (10 words)
Why are you bringing superstition back in? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Superstition In 1926, famed magician and escapist Harry Houdini asked Lovecraft to ghostwrite a treatise exploring the topic of superstition.
An old Fort Frances superstition says there are three snows to come after the seagulls return.
Another important superstition that students in particular follow is the lore of the Peirce Dining Hall Seal.
Catholics can slip into superstition without realizing it.
Does the force of the superstition override this natural inhibition?
However, I am firmly convinced that he is more than a little misguided to write the religious nature of the service off as silliness and superstition.
Perhaps it’s superstition or maybe it’s just logical, but, either way, having sold over 12 million units without spending a penny on advertising, his unusual way of working has clearly spelled success.
The belief that opening an umbrella indoors can trigger bad luck has murkier origins, as it is not entirely clear where the superstition came from.
The collective-guilt mindset is generated not only by governments but is aided and abetted by superstition and sometimes instrumentalized by chauvinistic groups and organizations.
There is also the constant and cutting cloud of superstition hanging over the elderly in Nigeria.
There's a little bit of superstition involved, too.
They also have a superstition with the number 12, representing the time as well as the number of months in the year.
Which is a real bummer of a superstition because, like I said earlier, they’re all over the place.
Why are you bringing superstition back in?
Williams insists he has a new pre-match meal that has become somewhat of a superstition for him - Nando's.
A marker in this journey towards greater irrationality and superstition was the creation of Bodhi Pooja culture by Panadura Ariyadamma Thero.
Blowing on Dice or Cards: Many people believe in the superstition of blowing on dice or cards before rolling or dealing them, as they think it can bring good luck.
Friday the 13th is a day that, for many, evokes a sense of superstition and unease.
Having a fear of something causes you to be more alert and vigilant, and so when you believe in superstition, you are, in a way, trying to justify your fear and mitigate risks.
In real life, whether from situational stress, self-delusion, superstition, health illiteracy, mental illness, drugs or alcohol, my patients’ initial version of their complaint is rarely “just the facts” or the final word on the subject.
Common combinations with superstition
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the superstition 17×
- and superstition 17×
- superstition and 16×
- of superstition 14×
- superstition that 12×
- superstition in 3×
- superstition says 3×
- in superstition 3×
- superstition the 3×
- or superstition 3×