'Superstitious' definitions:
Definition of 'superstitious'
From: WordNet
adjective
Showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance; "finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"
Definition of 'Superstitious'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion. [1913 Webster]
- Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. --Acts xvii. 22. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*sti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Su`per*sti"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'superstitious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- credulous,
- doting,
- easily taken in,
- easy of belief,
- fond,
- inclined to believe,
- infatuated,
- overconfiding,
- overcredulous,
- overtrustful,
- overtrusting,
- trustful,
- trusting,
- uncritical,
- undoubting,
- unskeptical,
- unsuspecting,
- unsuspicious