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superstition

Popular belief, concerned with (usually) bad luck, often about the evil consequences of apparently trivial actions.

Superstitions may arise in cultures where there is or has been a strong ritual code or belief in spirits, and in those where certain numbers (such as 13 - Christ gathered with the disciples, including Judas Iscariot, at the Last Supper) carry an ominous significance.

The term superstition is often used to dismiss beliefs and practices one does not agree with. It can reasonably be employed only when such beliefs and practices contradict the weight of evidence and the conception of what is rational in a given society.
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