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superstitiously |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Superstitious \Su`per*sti"tious\, a. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: superstitiously adv : in a superstitious manner; "superstitiously he refused to travel on Friday the 13th"
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