superstitious belief
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Many hotels, residential buildings and offices will skip the 13th floor due to the superstitious belief that the number is bad luck.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025
They date, and, despite her superstitious belief that she harbors “something evil,” they eventually wed.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2016
There's also a superstitious belief, originally believed to be circulated by crew members, that the production was haunted.
From The Verge • Feb. 4, 2015
Activating a positive superstitious belief can boost people’s confidence, which in turn improves performance…
From Time • Sep. 1, 2014
Shakespeare has several references to the old superstitious belief in the transmigration of souls, traces of which may still be found in the reverence paid to the robin, the wren, and other birds.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
