Dictionary entry

δεισιδαιμονία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

*† δεισιδαιμονία, -ας, ἡ

(< δεισιδαίμων, q.v.);

1. fear of the gods;

(a) piety, religion;

(b) superstition.

2. Objectively, a religion: Ac 25:19 (Cremer, 72, 682).†