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Superstitious vs Traditional - What's the difference?

superstitious | traditional |

As adjectives the difference between superstitious and traditional

is that superstitious is susceptible to superstitions while traditional is of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the scriptures.

superstitious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Susceptible to superstitions.
  • Arising from or having the character of superstitions.
  • (archaic) overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous
  • Synonyms

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    traditional

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.
  • I think her traditional values are antiquated .
  • Observant of tradition; attached to old customs; old-fashioned.
  • In lieu of the name of the composer of a piece of music, whose real name is lost in the mists of time.
  • Antonyms

    * nontraditional, non-traditional * untraditional

    Derived terms

    * traditionally