Su`per*sti"tious (?), a. [F.
superstitieux, L. superstitiosus.] 1.
Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or
manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites;
superstitious observances.
2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and
rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle
fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are
too superstitious.
Acts xvii. 22.
3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond
need.
Superstitious use (Law), the use of a
gift or bequest, as of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of
a religion not tolerated by the law. [Eng.] Mozley &
W.
-- Su`per*sti"tious*ly, adv. --
Su`per*sti"tious*ness, n.
Su`per*sti"tious (?), a. [F.
superstitieux, L. superstitiosus.] 1.
Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or
manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites;
superstitious observances.
2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and
rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle
fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are
too superstitious.
Acts xvii. 22.
3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond
need.
Superstitious use (Law), the use of a
gift or bequest, as of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of
a religion not tolerated by the law. [Eng.] Mozley &
W.
-- Su`per*sti"tious*ly, adv. --
Su`per*sti"tious*ness, n.
