superstition

belief in irrational supernatural causality
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superstition

Summary

superstition has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • superstition is a type of belief[2].
  • superstition is a type of non-rational belief system[3].
  • superstition's Commons category is recorded as Superstitions[4].
  • superstition's said to be the same as is recorded as folk belief[5].
  • superstition's said to be the same as is recorded as Batıl[6].
  • superstition's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Superstitions[7].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[10].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • superstition's partially coincident with is recorded as common misconception[16].
  • superstition's different from is recorded as Superstition[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include belief[2] and non-rational belief system[3].

Why It Matters

superstition has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] superstition is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id ['0382466-myty-a-povery', 'h0002405-povery']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0382466-myty-a-povery, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
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