δεισιδαιμονία

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek δεισιδαιμονία (deisidaimonía, fear of the gods, superstition),[1] from Ancient Greek δεισιδαίμων (deisidaímōn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ði.si.ðe.moˈni.a/
  • Hyphenation: δει‧σι‧δαι‧μο‧νί‧α

Noun

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δεισιδαιμονία (deisidaimoníaf

  1. superstition (especially belief in the supernatural negative influence of random events or things)
    Near-synonym: πρόληψη f (prólipsi)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ δεισιδαιμονία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language