The weak church presence favored widespread ignorance and the survival of ancient superstitions.

Religious or not, all the ancient superstitions of snow-trolls and earth-angels seemed to hover just behind the general's words.

Any educated person knows that the Promise of Bazekoy is only an ancient superstition.

It was all very well to laugh at ancient superstitions by light of day and in company.

In ancient superstition a black cat is often believed to bring bad luck.

It combines the themes of mutant power, telepathy and ancient superstition.

Regrettably, it takes the sum of ancient Chinese superstition as fact.

In fact, Tabari's campaign was motivated by an ancient superstition.

- For the most part, the various sneeze responses originated from ancient superstitions.

He's referring to the ancient superstitions of astrology, which he associates with exotic places like Russia.