superstitionist

English

Etymology

superstition +‎ -ist

Noun

superstitionist (plural superstitionists)

One who is highly superstitious.
- 1660, Dr. H. More, Myst. of Godliness:
  Our Saviour certainly conceived high indignation and sorrow in his heart, while he observed that scorn and contempt those blind superstitionists, the Jews, bore against the poor despised Gentiles, in thus profaning their place of worship.
- 1851, ‎William Chilton, The Library of Reason:
  Whence it is evident, that the superstitionist must hate and fear the gods.
- 2003, Muyiwa Falaiye, African Spirit and Black Nationalism, →ISBN:
  I think this is just Walker's way of reiterating the often-stated stereotype of the African as an ignorant "superstitionist".
- 2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 129:
  Even if the superstitionists were right and there were signs, omens, portents eveywhere, you'd be none the wiser, because you wouldn't think for a moment that they were aimed at you.
- 2012, Nick Tosches, Me and the Devil: A Novel, →ISBN:
  She probably even believed she was a Roman Catholic. But what she really was, deeply and devoutly, was a superstitionist.

单词	superstitionist
释义	superstitionist English Etymology superstition +‎ -ist Noun superstitionist (plural superstitionists) One who is highly superstitious. 1660, Dr. H. More, Myst. of Godliness: Our Saviour certainly conceived high indignation and sorrow in his heart, while he observed that scorn and contempt those blind superstitionists, the Jews, bore against the poor despised Gentiles, in thus profaning their place of worship. 1851, ‎William Chilton, The Library of Reason: Whence it is evident, that the superstitionist must hate and fear the gods. 2003, Muyiwa Falaiye, African Spirit and Black Nationalism, →ISBN: I think this is just Walker's way of reiterating the often-stated stereotype of the African as an ignorant "superstitionist". 2007, Christopher Brookmyre, Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks, →ISBN, page 129: Even if the superstitionists were right and there were signs, omens, portents eveywhere, you'd be none the wiser, because you wouldn't think for a moment that they were aimed at you. 2012, Nick Tosches, Me and the Devil: A Novel, →ISBN: She probably even believed she was a Roman Catholic. But what she really was, deeply and devoutly, was a superstitionist.
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