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Superstitious - Definition of Superstitious at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Superstitious. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Superstitious tales...
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Superstition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A collection of superstitions, beliefs, and old wives tales from various cultures and eras. Includes wedding customs and superstitions and fears about death. ... Unusual, unique, and uncommon facts about a diversity of subjects: ... Superstitions: old wives tales, folklore, bizarre beliefs, taboos, omens, lucky & unlucky things...
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We offer the largest list of superstitions on the web. ... Good Luck Superstitions; • A frog brings good luck to the house it enters. • A spider spinning in the morning. • Carry an acorn to bring luck & ensure a long life. Click here for more; Animal Superstitions; ... • Playing cards with a dog in room causes disputes.
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Every family has some superstitious beliefs. Where did these ideas come from? Readers are encouraged to contribute their superstitions. ... My father was never a person to heed superstitious warnings, but until the day he passed on, I was never allowed to place any hat, on any bed, at any time. He actually used to spank me...
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The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry promotes science and scientific inquiry, critical thinking, science education, and the use of reason in examining important issues. ... News & Announcements ... Tooth Fairy Science and Other Pitfalls...
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or from superstes, "surviving": "Qui totos dies precabantur et immolabant, ut sibi sui liberi superstites essent, superstitiosi sunt appellati", i.e. "Those who for whole days prayed and offeredsacrifice that their children might survive them, were called superstitious" (Cicero, ibid., II, 28, 72). Cicero also drew...
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GOOD LUCK - BAD LUCK; . . . superstitions and sayings of unknown origin ... ; GOOD LUCK; It is considered good luck for a bride to meet a lamb, a dove, a spider, a policeman, a clergyman, a doctor, a blind man or a black cat on her way to her wedding ceremony. For good luck, the groom should give a ... During the Middle Ages,
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There are many instances of selective thinking that might lead to a superstitious belief that something is good or bad luck, for example. The "curse of Pele" exemplifies this kind of superstition. According to one website devoted to the legend of the Hawaiian goddess Pele:
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Question: What is superstition? ... According to the writer Raymond Lamont Brown: ... Another way to put it is that superstition is an irrational or nonscientific belief in the existence of certain powers operant in the world, with positive or ill (usually ill) effects, and therefore a concomitant belief in the counter-effects...
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