superstitious

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Missing in all this is any reverence for or even superstitious fear of the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

"Maybe I'm superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place," quipped Tusk.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Clifford is superstitious and applies fake tan and washes her hair as part of her ritual before every game.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

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

The compulsively superstitious person is also very often a serious believer in fate; that was the case with Perry.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote