sub-superstition

UK/ˈsʌbsuːpəˌstɪʃn̩/

noun

A minor or secondary superstition.

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Meanings

nounsub-superstition (plural sub-superstitions)

plural sub-superstitions

  1. rareA minor or secondary superstition.

    A plethora of sub-superstitions thus accumulated around the sacrament of the altar.

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 32

Origin

From sub- + superstition.

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APA

sub-superstition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-superstition

MLA

“sub-superstition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-superstition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-superstition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-superstition.

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