sub-superstition

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ superstition.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbsuːpəˌstɪʃn̩/

Noun

sub-superstition (plural sub-superstitions)

1. (rare) A minor or secondary superstition.
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 32:

     A plethora of sub-superstitions thus accumulated around the sacrament of the altar.