superstitious belief

And yet there still remains a superstitious belief in prayer, and most surprising are some of its manifestations.

She had an almost superstitious belief that the "fairy mother" would find a way to work out her threats.

This superstitious belief often prevents seamen and fishermen picking up and taking ashore dead bodies discovered at sea.

Three times I have been led to the hope, if not the belief, that I had found the object of my superstitious belief.

Perhaps this fleeing army had a sort of superstitious belief that the sea might help them.