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1824 play by James Nelson Barker
The Tragedy of Superstition; or, the Fanatic Father, is a straight play by James Nelson Barker set in a Puritan village in Colonial America, specifically
Superstition_(play)
Euphemism for the play Macbeth
of the superstition may also forbid quoting lines from the play within a theatre except as part of an actual rehearsal or performance of the play. Because
The_Scottish_Play
1972 single by Stevie Wonder
list. "Superstition" A sample from "Superstition", the song contains a funk-oriented sound with a bassline and riff played by Wonder Problems playing this
Superstition_(song)
Belief or behavior that is considered irrational or supernatural
A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices
Superstition
Topics referred to by the same term
Hoot Gibson Superstition (1982 film), a 1982 horror film Superstition (TV series), a 2017 television series Superstition (play), a play by James Nelson
Superstition_(disambiguation)
Superstitions
Taiwanese superstitions are widely believed among the Taiwanese population as these superstitions stem from legends, folklore, traditions, customs that
Taiwanese_superstitions
Landform near Phoenix, Arizona
destination set behind and to the east of Superstition Mountain, is a tall eroded volcanic remnant that plays a significant role in the legend of the Lost
Superstition_Mountains
Superstitions particular to actors or the theatre
Theatrical superstitions are superstitions particular to actors or the theatre. William Shakespeare's play Macbeth is said to be cursed, so actors avoid
Theatrical_superstitions
List of superstitions particular to sailors and boating
Sailors' superstitions are superstitions particular to sailors or mariners, and which traditionally have been common around the world. Some of these beliefs
Sailors'_superstitions
Japanese superstitions are rooted in the culture and history of Japan and the Japanese people. Some Japanese superstitions are meant to teach lessons
Japanese_superstitions
English idiom used in theatre to wish a performer good luck
Bernard Sobel's 1948 The Theatre Handbook and Digest of Plays describes the theatrical superstition that "before a performance actors never wish each other
Break_a_leg
List of articles about superstitions
A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or
List_of_superstitions
Many superstition of Russians are staples of everyday life, and some are even considered common social etiquette despite being rooted in superstition. The
Superstitions_of_Russians
Domestic cat with black fur
pigment content. Black cats are the subject of mythology, legend, and superstition. They are often associated with witches and good or bad luck in European
Black_cat
bad luck, as it is believed to bring misfortune to the family. This superstition may have originated from practical concerns rather than supernatural
Superstition in the Philippines
Superstition_in_the_Philippines
unfortunate. This is a list of signs believed to bring bad luck according to superstitions. Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck A bird or
List_of_bad_luck_signs
Superstition pertaining to the first day of a month
"Rabbit rabbit rabbit" is a superstition in some[which?] English-speaking countries where a person says "rabbit", "rabbits", or "white rabbits" upon waking
Rabbit_rabbit_rabbit
Fear of the number 13
is death and misfortune ("Der Tod, Unglück"). Since at least 1774, a superstition of "thirteen at a table" has been documented: if 13 people sit at a table
Triskaidekaphobia
civilization with a long history and rich cultural traditions, China's "superstition" phenomenon is not only deeply rooted in people's daily lives, but also
Superstition_in_China
1920s unpublished book by C. M. Eddy Jr.
The Cancer of Superstition is a book by C. M. Eddy Jr. that investigates ideas and trends of superstition throughout history. He was commissioned to write
The_Cancer_of_Superstition
Institutional attitudes and beliefs in Ethiopia
Superstition is highly prevalent in Ethiopia. Like Turkey and Greece, Ethiopian culture believes in the evil eye. In Ethiopia this belief helps uphold
Superstition_in_Ethiopia
Superstition in Nigeria plays a significant role in the Nigerian society. Some aspects of superstition result in discrimination against vulnerable groups
Superstition_in_Nigeria
Concept that defines the experience of notably positive, negative, or improbable events
a monotheistic or polytheistic religion. Many superstitions are associated with luck, Such superstitions are often specific to a given culture or set of
Luck
religious country and approximately 85% of Serbs are Serbian Orthodox, superstition in Serbia continues to have an effect on its culture in mostly rural
Superstition_in_Serbia
Apotropaic tradition believed to ward off evil
talking about to actually happen.[citation needed] In Bulgaria, the superstition of "knock on wood" (чукам на дърво chukam na dǎrvo) is reserved for protection
Knocking_on_wood
Fictional communicable disease
Wood. University of North Texas Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781574410167. "Hug'n Play" (PDF). 31 October 2008. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October
Cooties
System of belief in lucky and unlucky numbers
mean great success. The transmission of this superstition could also be linked to religion. Buddhism played a significant role in the spread of Chinese
Chinese_numerology
Future-predicting phenomenon
improbable events Parapsychology – Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena Superstitions in Muslim societies The Omen – 1976 film by Richard Donner "The Heavens
Omen
Obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
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Miasma_theory
Time of night associated with supernatural events
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Witching_hour
Cookie with printed paper fortune inside
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Fortune_cookie
Avoidance of the number four in many East Asian nations
is the practice of avoiding instances of the digit number 4. It is a superstition most common in East Asian nations and is associated with death. The Chinese
Tetraphobia
Window rotated 45° from vertical
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Witch_window
Curse attracting bad luck in superstition and folklore
A jinx (also jynx), in popular superstition and folklore, is a curse or the attribute of attracting bad or negative luck. The Online Etymology Dictionary
Jinx
Rare mutation of the common 3-leaf clover said to bring good luck
(2010). Black Cats & 4-leaf Clovers: The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives (reprint ed.). Penguin. ISBN 9781101442814. Melton
Four-leaf_clover
Limestone block in Blarney Castle
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Blarney_Stone
Notional club occupied by those who died at age 27
exhibitions have been devoted to the idea, as well as novels, films, stage plays, songs, video games, and comics. The title of the song "27" by Fall Out
27_Club
Superstition in Korea, rooted in Korean shamanism, exists in many parts of Korean life. In Korean shamanic faith, folk beliefs have been passed down through
Superstition_in_Korea
1991 studio album by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Superstition is the tenth studio album by the English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 10 June 1991 by Polydor Records. The lead single
Superstition (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)
Superstition_(Siouxsie_and_the_Banshees_album)
Supernatural hindrance, or incantation intended to bestow such a hindrance
(disambiguation) Nocebo Spell (paranormal) Spell (ritual) Superman curse Superstition "Definition of CURSE". Definition of Curse by Merriam-Webster. 2019-07-17
Curse
Culture-bound psychosomatic illness
Delusional parasitosis Superstition in India Rahman, Shaikh Azizur (December 31, 2012). "Medicine challenges Indian superstition". Deutsche Welle World
Puppy_pregnancy_syndrome
Superstitions have been present in Great Britain throughout its history. Early modern Britain was a superstitious society, and the superstitions were documented
Superstition_in_Great_Britain
Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye
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Cornicello
Italian expression of encouragement used in the performing arts
theatrical superstition in which wishing a person good luck is considered bad luck. The expression is commonly used in Italy off stage, as superstitions and
In_bocca_al_lupo
Superstitions in India are prevalent and are based on myths, legends, fables, traditions and stories. People stop if a black cat crosses their path, or
Superstition_in_India
Cricketing slang for a score of 111
Nelson is cricket slang, as well as a superstition, named for Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. The name, applied to team or individual scores of 111
Nelson_(cricket)
Well where wishes are thought to be granted
tradition and have noted that the current practice is entirely modern superstition. Another theory is that people may have unknowingly discovered the biocidal
Wishing_well
Superstitious practice related to physical separation
The Encyclopedia of Superstitions Louisiana folklore miscellany, vol. 5, 1981 Harry Collis (1998), 101 American superstitions Phillip W. Steele (1983)
Bread and butter (superstition)
Bread_and_butter_(superstition)
Unit of currency in various countries
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Penny
Animal phobia
researchers from the Johannesburg Zoo have shown that in modern times old superstitions play a less significant role and modern children are more concerned whether
Fear_of_frogs
Evil omen in European superstition
A superstition in Western cultures holds that spilling salt is an evil omen. However, salt has had a variety of meanings in religions around the world
Spilling_salt
1982 slasher film by James W. Roberson
Superstition is a 1982 American supernatural slasher film directed by James W. Roberson and starring James Houghton, Albert Salmi, Lynn Carlin, and Larry
Superstition_(1982_film)
Six birds in the historic castle
invented during the Victorian era. During Parnell's research, despite the superstition that the Crown depends on the continued presence of the ravens, "[he]
Ravens_of_the_Tower_of_London
Traditional Filipino divination ritual
divination ritual in pseudomedicine in Filipino psychology (but considered superstition in Western psychology), carried out by the mangtatawas (literally "user
Pagtatawas
Expression of encouragement used in the performing arts
imminent performance. It is similar to "break a leg" and reflects a superstition that wishing someone "good luck" is in fact bad luck. There are many
Toi_toi_toi
Superstition in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستانی توهم پرستی) is widespread and many adverse events are attributed to the supernatural effect. Superstition is a
Superstition_in_Pakistan
Superstition
There is a superstition that bad luck will come to a person who places shoes on a table. A belief common in the North of England is that the tradition
Shoes_on_a_table
Australian composer, guitarist
long-listed for the Australian Music Prize. Ron S. Peno and The Superstitions played extensively in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane as well as touring
Cam_Butler
Unlucky day in popular superstition
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It occurs when the 13th day of the month in the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday
Friday_the_13th
Musical instrument
corner of Ireland. My informant stated that once when, as a boy, he was playing with a 'boomer' an old country woman said it was a 'sacred' thing." Haddon
Bullroarer
First line of a traditional rhyme
version of the first two lines is in 1871 in the short story, "Marriage Superstitions, and the Miseries of a Bride Elect" in St James' Magazine, when the
Something_old
Feng shui charm for prosperity
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Jin_Chan
Traditional English divination nursery rhyme about magpies
traditional children's nursery rhyme about magpies. According to an old superstition, the number of magpies seen tells if one will have bad or good luck.
One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme)
One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme)
Collection of superstitious beliefs regarding baseball
history of superstition. From the Curse of the Bambino to some players' refusal to wash their clothes or bodies after a win, superstition is present in
Baseball_superstition
Tress, curl, or ringlet of hair
(Virbio). A common superstition holds that a lock of hair from a baby's first haircut should be kept for good luck. An old Irish superstition holds that it
Lock_of_hair
Societal or cultural prohibition
Nadezhda Nikolaevna. "Infant Ape and Human Child: (Instincts, Emotions, Play, Habits)." Journal of Russian & East European Psychology 38.1 (2000): 5–78
Taboo
Female spirit in South and Southeast Asia
prescribed "period of impurity". The period of impurity is a common superstition in India where a woman is said to be impure during her period and the
Churel
Protective object
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Talisman
Pennsylvania Dutch folk art symbol
purely decorative. Both schools recognize that there are sometimes superstitions associated with certain hex sign themes and neither ascribes strong
Hex_sign
Legendary cow from Japan, inspiring a toy
Akabeko toys became very popular as charms to ward off sickness, a superstition that persists in modern times. The toy has since become one of the few
Akabeko
Natural number
the number seven has symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven classical planets resulted in seven being the
7
Weather modification ritual
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Rainmaking_(ritual)
Group of nine gems
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Navaratna
Thai household divinity
citing anti-superstition laws. On 16 March, she was fined VND 7.5 million for providing and sharing information that promotes superstition. Tai folk religion
Kuman_thong
Superstition in American baseball
loyalty of the team's fan base. Baseball portal Chicago portal Baseball superstition Ex-Cubs Factor Sports-related curses Curse of the Bambino Curse of Rocky
Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat
Islamic religious authority and piety in Islamic history. The study of superstitions in Muslim societies has raised difficult but important questions for
Superstition in Islamic tradition
Superstition_in_Islamic_tradition
Folklore concept
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Seventh_son_of_a_seventh_son
Witch doll
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Kitchen_witch
Superstitious prohibition
unlucky third light) is a purported superstition among soldiers during the Crimean War to World War II. The superstition holds that if three soldiers light
Three_on_a_match
Monstrous birth, the abortive fetus of a cow or other farm animal
to an abortive human fetus. The term derives from the once widespread superstition, present in many European folk traditions, that such malformed creatures
Mooncalf
Japanese Shinto and Buddhist amulet
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Omamori
Glass sphere said to ward off evil
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Witch_ball
West African voodoo talisman
present-day Ghana, it is believed that Mande speakers, such as the Dyula people, played a pivotal role in the creation and distribution of Islamic charms, which
Gris-gris_(talisman)
Number considered bad luck in Afghanistan
number can be referred to as triakontenneaphobia. The origin of the superstition is unclear, but it has widely been claimed to have been associated with
Curse_of_39
Number associated with the Beast of Revelation
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Number_of_the_beast
Species of moth
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Ascalapha_odorata
Letter written in succession by a group of people
manipulative stories, get-rich-quick pyramid schemes, and the exploitation of superstition to threaten the recipient with misfortune or promise good luck. Originally
Chain_letter
Play by William Shakespeare
the events in the play differ extensively from the history of the real Macbeth. There was a stage superstition that the name of the play should not be spoken
Macbeth
Symbols believed to possess magical properties
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Icelandic_magical_staves
Filipino term for a witch doctor
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Albularyo
Eye-shaped amulet believed to protect against the evil eye
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Nazar_(amulet)
Evil eye in Ethiopian and Eritrean folklore
commanded in no other name than the name of Jesus." Algeria portal Zār Superstition in Ethiopia Finneran, Niall (2003). "Ethiopian Evil Eye Belief and the
Buda_(folklore)
"Amulet" in Filipino
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Agimat
Japanese traditional doll
been popular among Japanese children. It is mentioned in a 14th-century play called Manju-Kui, and folklorist Lafcadio Hearn recorded a lullaby from Matsue
Okiagari-koboshi
Dried cats put inside walls
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Dried_cat
Phasmophobia
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Fear_of_ghosts
Weapon commonly associated with a certain group or individual
by individuals of higher class. With how prevalent religion and superstition played an important role in shaping culture and belief, significantly more
Signature_weapon
American playwright and actor (1943–2017)
Shepard's plays Superstitions and The Sad Lament of Pecos Bill on the Eve of Killing His Wife at La MaMa. John Densmore performed in his own play Skins and
Sam_Shepard
Magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences
averting the evil eye. Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tradition, as in good luck charms (perhaps some token on a
Apotropaic_magic
Superstition regarding classical music
The curse of the ninth is a superstition in classical music that the ninth symphony is destined to be a composer's last, and that the composer is fated
Curse_of_the_ninth
SUPERSTITION PLAY
SUPERSTITION PLAY
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Flute, Instrument played by Lord Krishna
Bonasri | போநாஸரீÂ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a player on the lute, Middle English lutar, an agent derivative of lute.English : metonymic occupational name for an otter hunter, from Old French loutre ‘otter’.Dutch : variant of Luther 1.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an agent derivative of Middle English pleyen ‘to play’, hence an occupational name for an actor or musician or a nickname for a successful competitor in contests of athletic or sporting prowess.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Horn 1 with the agent suffix -er; an occupational name for someone who made or sold small articles made of horn, a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘horn’ of land.habitational name from Horner in Diptford, Devon, which is named from Old English horn ‘horn of land’ + ora ‘hill spur’, ‘ridge’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Horn 4.
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : from the rare medieval female personal name Eve, Eva (from Hebrew Chava, of uncertain origin). This was, according to the Book of Genesis, the name of the first woman, and in some cases the name may have been acquired by someone (invariably a man) who had played the part in a drama dealing with the Creation.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fiddle player or a nickname for a skilled or enthusiastic amateur, from Old English fiðelere ‘fiddler’.German : variant of Fiedler.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek HÄ“rÅdÄ“s, apparently derived from hÄ“rÅs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died ad 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.English : variant of Harold (1 or 2).Greek : shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name HÄ“rodiÅn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. HÄ“rodÄ“s ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Gullake, Gudloc (Old English GūðlÄc, composed of the elements gūð ‘battle’ + lÄc ‘sport’, ‘play’, reinforced by the Old Norse cognate Guðleikr).See Gullick.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (American)
Jewish (American) : Americanized form of Gorelik.English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English garlek ‘garlic’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic or perhaps a nickname for someone who ate a lot of garlic. An alternative derivation of the English name is from an unrecorded survival into Middle English of the Old English personal name GÄrlÄc, which is composed of the elements gÄr ‘spear’ + lÄc ‘sport’, ‘play’.German : altered form of Garlich (see Gerlich).
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : one of the most common and widespread of English surnames, either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green, Middle English grene (a transferred use of the color term). In North America this name has no doubt assimilated cognates from other European languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen).Jewish (American) : Americanized form of German Grün or Yiddish Grin, Ashkenazic ornamental names meaning ‘green’ or a short form of any of the numerous compounds with this element.Irish : translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’. See also Fahey.North German : short form of a habitational name from a place name with Gren- as the first element (for example Greune, Greubole).
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk)
English (mainly Norfolk) : habitational name from a place in Suffolk, so called from Old English plæga, plega ‘sport’, ‘play’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : occupational name for a player on the harp, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Dutch harp ‘harp’. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English knyghte ‘knight’, Old English cniht ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘serving lad’. This word was used as a personal name before the Norman Conquest, and the surname may in part reflect a survival of this. It is also possible that in a few cases it represents a survival of the Old English sense into Middle English, as an occupational name for a domestic servant. In most cases, however, it clearly comes from the more exalted sense that the word achieved in the Middle Ages. In the feudal system introduced by the Normans the word was applied at first to a tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier. Hence it came to denote a man of some substance, since maintaining horses and armor was an expensive business. As feudal obligations became increasingly converted to monetary payments, the term lost its precise significance and came to denote an honorable estate conferred by the king on men of noble birth who had served him well. Knights in this last sense normally belonged to ancient noble families with distinguished family names of their own, so that the surname is more likely to have been applied to a servant in a knightly house or to someone who had played the part of a knight in a pageant or won the title in some contest of skill.Irish : part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the rider or knight’. See also McKnight.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Murlimanohar | à®®à¯à®°à®²à¯€à®®à®¨à¯‹à®¹à®°
The flute playing God
Murlimanohar | à®®à¯à®°à®²à¯€à®®à®¨à¯‹à®¹à®°
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a variant of the Germanic personal name Gambert, or some other personal name formed with Old High German gam(an) ‘joy’, ‘play’.English : variant spelling of Gamble.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dyse, dyce ‘die’, ‘dice’, ‘chance’, ‘luck’, probably applied as a nickname for an habitual dice player or gambler or as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of dice. Compare Deas.Possibly also an Americanized spelling of German Deiss.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the vocabulary word lord, presumably for someone who behaved in a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities. It may also have been an occupational name for a servant in the household of the lord of the manor, or possibly a status name for a landlord or the lord of the manor himself. The word itself derives from Old English hlÄford, earlier hlÄf-weard, literally ‘loaf-keeper’, since the lord or chief of a clan was responsible for providing food for his dependants.Irish : English name adopted as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh (see Tierney) and Mac Thighearnáin (see McKiernan).French : nickname from Old French l’ord ‘the dirty one’.Possibly an altered spelling of Laur.The French name is particularly associated with Acadia in Canada, around 1760.
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A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion which one professes.
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Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
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Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.
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The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects.
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Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions.
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Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject superstition; blind adoration.
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Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.
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Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like.
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Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.
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Tengmalm's or Richardson's owl (Nyctale Tengmalmi); -- so called from a superstition of the North American Indians that its note presages death.
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An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.
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Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real or imaginary object; nature worship.
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A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism.
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An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion.
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Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
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A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite.
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One addicted to superstition.