Su`per*serv"ice*a*ble (?), a. Overofficious; doing more than is
required or desired. "A superserviceable, finical rogue." Shak.
Su`per*ses"sion (?), n. [Cf. OF. supersession. See Supersede.] The act
of superseding, or the state of being superseded; supersedure.
The general law of diminishing return from land would have
undergone, to that extent, a temporary supersession.
J. S. Mill.
Su`per*so"lar (?), a. Above the sun. Emerson.
Su`per*sphe*noid"al (?), a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the dorsal
side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.
Su`per*spi"nous (?), a. (Anat.) Supraspinuos.
Su`per*sti"tion (?), n. [F. superstition, L. superstitio, originally, a
standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread,
especially of the divine or supernatural, fr. superstare to stand over;
super over + stare to stand. See Super-, and Stand.] 1. An excessive
reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.
2. 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.
And the truth With superstitions and traditions taint.
Milton.
3. The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious
veneration for objects.
[The accusers] had certain questions against him of their own
superstition.
Acts xxv. 19.
4. Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain
extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or
the like.