Definition of "superstition" []

• An irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome. (noun)
• A belief, practice, or rite irrationally maintained by ignorance of the laws of nature or by faith in magic or chance. (noun)
• A fearful or abject state of mind resulting from such ignorance or irrationality. (noun)
• Idolatry. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The KJV uses the word superstition for religion, which is translated from the Greek text as deisidaimonia."
• "Those who use the term superstition generically, still call the custom superstitious, from a latent and, perhaps, in some cases, unconscious impression that there is no supernatural."
• "Beyond this superstition is an accurate comprehension that every human being on the planet is more closely related that most people know or would feel comfortable knowing."