Su′per‐sti″tious (?), a. [F. superstitieux, L. superstitiosus.] 1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.
2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. Acts xvii. 22.
3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
Superstitious use(Law), the use of a gift or bequest, as of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a religion not tolerated by the law. Mozley & W.
— Su′per‐sti″tious‐ly, adv. — Su′per‐sti″tious‐ness, n.