Supersteetion

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Clay hamsa on a waw, etched wi the Ebreu wird for "guid luck", believed tae pertect the indwallers o the hoose frae hairm

Supersteetion is a pejorative term for any belief or practice that is conseedert irraitional: for ensaumple, if it arises frae ignorance, a misunnerstaundin o science or causality, a positive belief in fate or magic, or fear o the unkent.