su·per·sti·tion
noun: superstition
excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
“he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition”
synonyms: unfounded belief, credulity; More
magic, sorcery, witchcraft;
fallacy, delusion, illusion
“medicine was riddled with superstition and ignorance”
antonyms: science
•a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.
plural noun: superstitions
“she touched her locket for luck, a superstition she had had since childhood”
synonyms: myth, belief, old wives’ tale, notion; More