superstition

belief in irrational supernatural causality
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superstition

Summary

superstition ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,495 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • superstition is a type of belief[2].
  • superstition is a type of non-rational belief system[3].
  • superstition's Commons category is recorded as Superstitions[4].
  • superstition's said to be the same as is recorded as folk belief[5].
  • superstition's said to be the same as is recorded as Batıl[6].
  • superstition's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Superstitions[7].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[10].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • superstition's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15].
  • superstition's partially coincident with is recorded as common misconception[16].
  • superstition's different from is recorded as Superstition[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include belief[2] and non-rational belief system[3].

Why It Matters

superstition ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,495 views/month).[1] superstition has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] superstition is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX524494
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX524494"
  2. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → superstition
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: superstition, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289958854|superstition (#289958854)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  3. 9w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 14119
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 14119, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167484917|SUPERSTITION (#167484917)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]]"
  4. 14w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nalt id → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0382466-myty-a-povery, h0002405-povery
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2004]]: 23336"
  5. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0382466-myty-a-povery, h0002405-povery
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0382466-myty-a-povery, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
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