![]() To medieval scholars the word was applied to any beliefs outside of or in opposition to Christianity today it is applied to conceptions without foundation in, or in contravention of, scientific knowledge and logical thought. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy and spiritual beings, particularly the irrational belief that future events can be influenced or foretold by specific, unrelated behaviours or occurrences. The word is often used pejoratively to refer to supposedly irrational beliefs of others, and its precise meaning is therefore subjective. Superstition ( used in Latin as an unreasonable or excessive belief in fear or magic, especially foreign or fantastical ideas, and thus came to mean a "cult" in the Roman empire) is a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge. The number 13 is often avoided in public buildings, also floors, doors and this Santa Anita Park horse stall. Black cats are part of many superstitions. ![]()
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