Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Superstitions

A belief or practice which lacks adequate basis for proof; an embodiment of fear of the unknown, magic, and ignorance.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A belief or practice which lacks adequate basis for proof; an embodiment of fear of the unknown, magic, and ignorance.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

See Also

MeSH Record

Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Superstition

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history, psychology.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. I01w.076w.201w.450w.897w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Superstitions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013483. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013483
  2. Superstitions. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition
  3. Superstitions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133182