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Superstitious

//ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Susceptible to superstitions.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
  3. 3
    Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance wordnet

Etymology

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

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