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All superstition synonyms

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noun superstition

  • zemi — Any of various local deities, human or animal and represented by small idols, once worshipped by the Caribbean peoples of the Taino culture.
  • dont — contraction of do not.
  • conjury — magic
  • extremism — The holding of extreme political or religious views; fanaticism.
  • willfulness — deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
  • mascot — an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.
  • fanaticism — fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.
  • immoderation — lack of moderation.
  • witchery — witchcraft; magic.
  • witching — a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.
  • magic — the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic.
  • fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
  • mythos — the underlying system of beliefs, especially those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.
  • myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
  • hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
  • obsessiveness — being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
  • monomania — (no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
  • folklore — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
  • don't — contraction of do not.
  • conjuration — a magic spell; incantation
  • lore — the space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes.
  • occultism — belief in the existence of secret, mysterious, or supernatural agencies.
  • arbitrariness — subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision.
  • horoscopy — Archaic. the casting or taking of horoscopes.
  • wizardry — the art, skill, or accomplishments of a wizard.
  • zealotry — undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.
  • diabolism — activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
  • illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
  • incorrigibility — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
  • fetish — an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency.
  • bewitchment — the state of being bewitched
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