superstition

🇺🇸 /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃn/
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a belief that things happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science, often involving good or bad luck

Many people have a superstition that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck.

translation

n. a belief that things happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science, often involving good or bad luck

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Plural superstitions