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The synonyms of “Superstition” are: credulity, myth, belief, old wives' tale, notion
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “superstition” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| belief | An acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof. His belief in extraterrestrial life. |
| credulity | A tendency to be too ready to believe that something is real or true. Moneylenders prey upon their credulity and inexperience. |
| myth | An exaggerated or idealized conception of a person or thing. The heroes of Greek myth. |
| notion | A general inclusive concept. The theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories. |
| old wives' tale | Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old. |
| augur | Foresee or predict. The end of the cold war seemed to augur well. |
| augury | A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen. They heard the sound as an augury of death. |
| bigotry | The intolerance and prejudice of a bigot. The difficulties of combating prejudice and bigotry. |
| bode | Be a portent of a particular outcome. These signs bode bad news. |
| boding | A feeling of evil to come. A steadily escalating sense of foreboding. |
| charm | Protect through supernatural powers or charms. A gesticulating figure endeavouring to charm a cobra. |
| circumstances | Your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you. He found himself in straitened circumstances. |
| destined | Intended for or travelling towards (a particular place. Your heroine will be united with her destined mate. |
| destiny | The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman. He believed in destiny. |
| divination | A prediction uttered under divine inspiration. The mediums are hired to perform divinations. |
| fanaticism | Excessive intolerance of opposing views. The dangers of religious fanaticism. |
| fate | The ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman. His injury is a cruel twist of fate. |
| fateful | Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance- Saturday Rev. A fateful oversight. |
| felicitate | Congratulate. The award winner was felicitated by the cultural association. |
| fortunately | By good fortune. Fortunately no shots were fired and no one was hurt. |
| fortune | The success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time. I spent a fortune on drink. |
| intolerance | An inability to eat a food or take a drug without adverse effects. An intolerance of dissent. |
| kismet | Destiny; fate. What chance did I stand against kismet. |
| luck | An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome. It was my good luck to be there. |
| omen | Indicate as with a sign or an omen. He looked for an omen before going into battle. |
| ominous | Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Ominous rumblings of discontent. |
| prognosticate | Indicate, as with a sign or an omen. The economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon. |
| prognostication | A sign of something about to happen. An unprecedented amount of soul searching and prognostication. |
| sign | A fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified. There was still no sign of her. |
| tallow | Smear something especially the bottom of a boat with tallow. I tallowed my boats with our candles. |
| unpropitious | (of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavourable. His reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time. |
| want | Hunt or look for want for a particular reason. I want to go home now. |
| zealot | A fervent and even militant proponent of something. |
| zealotry | Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism. He expressed concern about religious zealotry playing an increasing role in politics. |
| zealous | Having or showing zeal. The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. |
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