superstitious
adj.adj. believing that certain objects or actions can bring good or bad luck. You might avoid the number thirteen or walking under ladders if you are this way.
adj. characterised by a belief in supernatural causality, where specific actions or omens are thought to influence future events. Often used to describe individuals or cultural practices that deviate from scientific or rational explanations.
He is very superstitious and never walks under ladders.
Many professional athletes are famously superstitious, often wearing the same pair of socks for every game to ensure a win.
The sailors remained deeply superstitious, interpreting the sudden appearance of the albatross as a divine omen that would determine the success of their long voyage across the Atlantic.
From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus.
Often follows linking verbs like 'be', 'become', or 'remain'.
He has a superstitious of black catsHe is superstitious about black catsLearners sometimes confuse the adjective 'superstitious' with the noun 'superstition'.