as in myth
a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck; a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck
It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.
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Recent Examples of superstition
The earliest historians of midwifery argued that this was a progressive story of the triumph of expertise and science and reason over the superstitions and backward practices of untrained female midwives.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
While there’s an old superstition that black cats bring bad luck, adopting a black cat named Phoenix proved lucky for Rena Lafaille and her family.
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Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2026
Yeah, the whole thing was a superstition for me.
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Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
Ben Stiller's superstitions kicked in after the New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs on June 8.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
While there’s an old superstition that black cats bring bad luck, adopting a black cat named Phoenix proved lucky for Rena Lafaille and her family.
—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2026
Yeah, the whole thing was a superstition for me.
—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
Ben Stiller's superstitions kicked in after the New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs on June 8.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superstition
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The piece’s name is also a nod to a Greek myth, in which the 50 daughters of King Danaos—the Danaïdes—were ordered to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
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Reinventing the Batman myth for a new generation of fans, Absolute Batman reimagines the Dark Knight as a working-class hero up against impossible odds on a mission to prove that even in an era of wealth, power and corruption, one good person can change the world.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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Michael Conforto, Alex Bregman and Ian Happ had RBI hits in the sixth, when the Cubs’ runs were unearned thanks to a pair of errors.
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“Superstition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superstition. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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