5 sentences with 'superstition'
Example sentences and phrases with the word superstition and other words derived from it.
• « The basic argument that underpinned Enlightenment thought is that reason is universal and inherent in humans, and that if society could shed the pernicious patterns of tradition, superstition and ignorance, humanity would naturally arrive at a harmonious society. »
• « France's greatest novelist, poet and philosopher during the height of the Enlightenment, Voltaire became famous throughout Europe for his wit, intelligence and moral battles against what he perceived as injustice and superstition. »
• « All studies of real or supposed untapped inherent powers of the brain fall into the realm of speculation and even superstition. »
• « Societies prone to superstition and fanaticism are the most suitable breeding ground for any swindler promising golden plants, eternal youth or magic formulas to create men artificially. »
• « The Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and cultural movement in the 18th century that emphasised reason over superstition and science over blind faith. »