Meanings of mere superstition in English

You, of all men, to be taken in by a mere superstition.

There never was a religionist who believed his own religion mere superstition.

And Christ did not think of it as a mere superstition.

This granted, it follows that worship of such fancied Being is mere superstition.

It may be, if you will, mere superstition to bow at the name of Jesus.

This is no mere superstition, bred of man's innate tendency to exalt the past above the present.

But now, he thought, what would there be to teach the children that such things were mere superstition?

When a religion is opposed to science it becomes mere superstition: that which is contrary to knowledge is ignorance.

Or is that mere superstition?

A mere superstition, but curious.

Accordingly all religion is in their account mere superstition; and they take pride in never acknowledging their Maker but to brave Him.

It was thought that these little figures were endowed with some supernatural powers or attributes, but of course this was mere superstition.

If Bacon had openly treated Christianity as mere superstition, will any one say that his life would have been worth twenty-four hours' purchase?

Surely I have always believed that it was a mere superstition of the ignorant peasantry- aphantomof the imagination; but here is a dreadful reality.

In the eyes of the anarchist, oysters, champagne, and Worth are mere superstitions, myths to which we attach no importance.

"But surely, sir-afterall, it's the twentieth century-thisis mere superstition!"