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Nave Topical Bible
• Superstition
Thompson Chain Reference
• Superstition
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American Tract Society
• Superstition and Superstitious
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Superstition
King James Dictionary
• Superstition
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Superstition
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Superstition
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Superstition; Superstitious
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Superstition
• Superstition (2)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Superstition
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Superstition
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Superstition
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(1):

(n.) The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects.

(2):

(n.) Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like.

(3):

(n.) Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.

(4):

(n.) An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.

(5):

(n.) An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion.