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Superstition
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an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
Example
Their primitive understanding of medicine relied on natural remedies and superstitions.
The thirteenth floor of the building is often avoided due to superstition surrounding the number.
They played upon the superstitions of the villagers to keep them away from the forest.
He dismissed the heathenish beliefs of his ancestors as superstition, preferring to embrace modern science and rationality.
The sudden appearance of black cats was believed to prefigure bad luck in the old superstitions.
