Definition of superstitious

"superstitious" in the adjective sense

1. superstitious

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

"finally realized that the horror he felt was superstitious in origin"

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Quotations for superstitious

Nothing but what is ominous to the superstitious. [ Proverb ]

Superstition is the poesy of life, so that it does not injure the poet to be superstitious. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

Superstition is the poesy of practical life; hence, a poet is none the worse for being superstitious. [ Goethe ]

If women are naturally more superstitious than men, it is because they are more sensitive and less enlightened. [ Beauchene ]

Superstition always inspires littleness, religion grandeur of mind; the superstitious raises beings inferior to himself to deities. [ Lavater ]

Men of genius are often considered superstitious, but the fact is, the fineness of their nerve renders them more alive to the supernatural than ordinary men. [ B. R. Haydon ]

Their origin is commonly unknown; for the practice often continues when the cause has ceased, and concerning superstitious ceremonies it is in vain to conjecture; for what reason did not dictate, reason cannot explain. [ Dr. Johnson ]

Superstition is related to this life, religion to the next; superstition allies itself to fatality, religion to virtue; it is by the vitality of earthly desires we become superstitious, and by the sacrifice of these desires that we become religious. [ Mme. de Staël ]

In former days various superstitious rites were used to exorcise evil spirits, but in our times the same object is attained, and beyond comparison more effectually, by the press; before this talisman, ghosts, vampires, witches, and all their kindred tribes are driven from the land, never to return again; the touch of holy water is not so intolerable to them as the smell of printing ink. [ J. Bentham ]

superstitious in Scrabble®

The word superstitious is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters superstitious:

SUPERSTITIOUS
(153)
SUPERSTITIOUS
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (79 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word superstitious

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In superstitious

SUPERSTITIOUS
(153)
SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
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POUTIER
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TIPSIER
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superstitious in Words With Friends™

The word superstitious is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters superstitious:

SUPERSTITIOUS
(198)
SUPERSTITIOUS
(198)
SUPERSTITIOUS
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (79 words)

estrous, issuers, oestrus, ousters, outputs, outsets, outsits, outstep, persist, pietist, pissier, piteous, pitiers, poseurs, possets, posters, posture, potters, potties, pouters, poutier, priests, protest, protist, purists, pursues, pursuit, pussier, pussies, putters, puttier, putties, reposts, resists, respots, ropiest, rosiest, russets, serious, sissier, sisters, sitters, sorties, soupier, sourest, spirits, spotter, spouses, spouter, spriest, sprites, sprouts, sputter, stipite, stories, stourie, stouter, stripes, stupers, stupors, suiters, suitors, suspire, sutures, tipsier, tipster, tiptoer, tiptoes, tissues, toruses, tossers, tossups, tourist, touters, tropist, troupes, trusses, uprises, uprouse

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word superstitious

SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
(144)
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SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In superstitious

SUPERSTITIOUS
(198)
SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
(198)
SUPERSTITIOUS
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SUPERSTITIOUS
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Words within the letters of superstitious

2 letter words in superstitious (11 words)

10 letter words in superstitious (2 words)

13 letter words in superstitious (1 word)

superstitious + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence superstitious

Words that start with superstitious (3 words)

Words with superstitious in them (3 words)

Words that end with superstitious (2 words)

Word Growth involving superstitious

Shorter words in superstitious

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Longer words containing superstitious

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