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单词 superstitiosity
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superstitiosityn.

Brit. /ˌsuːpəˌstɪʃɪˈɒsᵻti/, /ˌsjuːpəˌstɪʃɪˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsupərˌstɪʃɪˈɑsədi/
Forms: late Middle English supersticiosite, 1500s supersticiositie, 1500s supersticyosyte, 1900s– superstitiosity.
Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French supersticiosite ; Latin supersticiositas ; superstitious adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: Originally < (i) Old French supersticiosite (1374), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin supersticiositas (13th cent.) < classical Latin superstitiōsus superstitious adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix1; compare -ity suffix). In later use probably re-formed < superstitious adj. + -ity suffix: see -osity suffix. Compare superstitiousness n. With sense 1 compare earlier superstition n.
rare.
1. In plural. Superstitious beliefs or observances. Obsolete.
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c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 98 (MED) God Almiȝty kepe vs..fro þer supersticiositeis, vanites, errors, and desseytis.
2. = superstitiousness n.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > superstition > [noun]
superstitionc1384
superstitiosity1485
collier's faith1581
superstition1609
night-philosophy1677
1485 Croniclis of Englonde (St. Albans) i. sig. bijv They wor dessaiued by dulys, & gret supersticiosite in the cite wos maid.
1847 Comic Almanack 36 But, contrarywise, the principles of Sense and Reason conspire to asseverate it to be, like unto the Myths of Paganism, an Inanimant Body, vivificated by the Ignoration and Superstitiosity of men.
1997 Press Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) (Nexis) 31 July b1 There is always that chance, which is why I took extreme caution to issue the superstitiosity advisory at the very top of this risk-laden inquiry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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