2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in
religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of
idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.
Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye
are too superstitious. --Acts xvii.
22.
3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.
{Superstitious use} (Law), the use of a gift or bequest, as
of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a
religion not tolerated by the law. [Eng.] --Mozley & W. --
{Su`per*sti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Su`per*sti"tious*ness}, n.