Meanings
comparative more superstitious · superlative most superstitious
- Susceptible to superstitions.
1 more example
Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are.
1722, William Wollaston, “Sect. V. Truths relating to the Deity. Of his exiſtence, perfection, providence, &c.”, in The Religion of Nature Delineated, page 81 - Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
- archaicOverexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveshowing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsuperstitiōsus
- Old Frenchsuperstitieux
- Englishsuperstitious
From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus. Cognate with Dutch superstitieus.
More words from Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek δεισιδαίμων
- δεισιδαίμων (deisidaímōn)susceptible to superstitions
Arabic خُرَافِيّ
- خُرَافِيّ (ḵurāfiyy)susceptible to superstitions
Bulgarian суеверен
- суеверен (sueveren)susceptible to superstitions
Catalan supersticiós
- supersticióssusceptible to superstitions
Chinese Mandarin 迷信的
- 迷信的 (míxìn de)susceptible to superstitions
Czech pověrčivý
- pověrčivýsusceptible to superstitions
Dutch bijgelovig, superstitieus
- bijgelovigsusceptible to superstitions
- superstitieussusceptible to superstitions
Esperanto superstiĉa
- superstiĉasusceptible to superstitions
Finnish taikauskoinen
- taikauskoinensusceptible to superstitions
French superstitieux
- superstitieuxsusceptible to superstitions
German abergläubisch, abergläubig
- abergläubischsusceptible to superstitions
- abergläubigsusceptible to superstitions
Greek προληπτικός
- προληπτικός (proliptikós)susceptible to superstitions
Hungarian babonás
- babonássusceptible to superstitions
Icelandic hjátrúarfullur
- hjátrúarfullursusceptible to superstitions
Indonesian berkhurafat, berpemali
- berkhurafatsusceptible to superstitions
- berpemalisusceptible to superstitions
- bertakhayulsusceptible to superstitions
Irish piseogach
- piseogachsusceptible to superstitions
Italian superstizioso
- superstiziososusceptible to superstitions
Japanese 迷信の
- 迷信の (meishin-no)susceptible to superstitions
Latin superstitiosus
- superstitiosussusceptible to superstitions
Māori mauri tūpato, whakataputapu
- mauri tūpatosusceptible to superstitions
- whakataputapususceptible to superstitions
- manawahoposusceptible to superstitions
Norwegian Bokmål overtroisk
- overtroisksusceptible to superstitions
Persian خرافاتی, خرافهای
- خرافاتی (xorâfâti)susceptible to superstitions
- خرافهای (xorâfe-'i)susceptible to superstitions
- خرافی (xorâfi)susceptible to superstitions
Polish przesądny, zabobonny
- przesądnysusceptible to superstitions
- zabobonnysusceptible to superstitions
Portuguese supersticioso
- supersticiososusceptible to superstitions
Romanian superstițios
- superstițiossusceptible to superstitions
Russian суеве́рный
- суеве́рный (sujevérnyj)susceptible to superstitions
Scottish Gaelic saobh-chràbhach
- saobh-chràbhachsusceptible to superstitions
Spanish supersticioso
- supersticiososusceptible to superstitions
Swedish vidskeplig, superstitiös
- vidskepligsusceptible to superstitions
- superstitiössusceptible to superstitions
- skrockfullsusceptible to superstitions
Tagalog mapamahiin
- mapamahiinsusceptible to superstitions
Turkish batıl inançlara inanan
- batıl inançlara inanansusceptible to superstitions
Vietnamese mê tín
- mê tínsusceptible to superstitions
Welsh ofergoelus
- ofergoelussusceptible to superstitions
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with superstitious
Cite this entry
superstitious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superstitious
“superstitious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superstitious. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superstitious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superstitious.
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