SUPERSTITION Superstition is any belief or practice that is considered irrational or supernatural example if it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality , a positive belief in fate or magic , or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck , prophecy , and certain spiritual beings , particularly the belief that future events can be foretold by specific (apparently) unrelated prior events. word superstition is often used to refer to a religion not practiced by the majority of a given society regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains alleged superstitions. Identifying something as superstition is generally pejorative. Items referred to as such in common parlance are commonly referr...