How do you use the word "superstitious" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "superstitious" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "superstitious": She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were. Actually, Maria is a modern young woman, however, she is as superstitious as my grandmother.

Superstitious Meaning

/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjSusceptible to superstitions.

adjArising from or having the character of superstitions.

Sentence Examples

She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were.

Actually, Maria is a modern young woman, however, she is as superstitious as my grandmother.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

irrational

Antonyms:

rational

CEFR Practice Quiz

The farmer refuses to plant crops on Friday the 13th because he is ____ and fears bad luck.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He is very ____ and never walks under ladders or opens umbrellas inside the house for any reason today.

Word Origin & History

From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are." — 1722, William Wollaston, “Sect. V. Truths relating to the Deity. Of his exiſtence, perfection, providence, &c.”, in The Religion of Nature Delineated, page 81:

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