superstitio

superstitiō ōnis, f

super+STA-, dread of the supernatural, credulous wonder, anxious credulity, superstition : nec vero superstitione tollendā religio tollitur: sagarum: tristis, H.: barbara: captus quādam superstitione animus, L.: Magna superstitio natalis amicae, O.— A superstitious rite : hostes operati superstitionibus, L.— An object of dread : Stygii caput fontis, Una superstitio superis quae reddita divis, V.