sub-superstition

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ superstition.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sub-superstition (plural sub-superstitions)

  1. (rare) A minor or secondary superstition.
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 32:
      A plethora of sub-superstitions thus accumulated around the sacrament of the altar.
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