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But when the experience of fuc - ceeding times had verified many of their fayings, which had been confidered as vain and empty boafUngs in their life-times, then poflerity began to pay a fuperftitious regard to whatever could be colle£led concerning them, and to admire all they deli - vered as oraculous.

Voyages and TRavels in All Parts of the World 1812

The inhabitants are Mahome - tans, of a tawny complexion, robult, and very Ikilful in managing a horfe, and wielding a lance; but they are jealous, deceitful, fuperftitious, and cruel.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

Others continue their former fuperftitious worlhip of the obje6tr of their love and fear, and eCpecially thofe beings whom they moft dread; though, at the fame time, it is allowed they pray to the fun, and other inferior be - nevolent deities, for fuccefs in their un - dertakings, for plenty of food, and other - nccefTaries of life.

The general gazetteer, or, Compendious geographical dictionary [microform] : containing a description of the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, cities, towns, forts, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, mountains, capes, &c. in the known world : with the government, customs, manners, and religion of the inhabitants; the extent, boundaries, and natural productions of each country, the trade, manufactures, and curiosities of the cities and towns; their longitude, latitude, bearings and distances in English miles from remarkable places; and the various events by which they have been distinguished : including an account of the counties, cities, boroughs, market-towns, and principal villages, in Great Britain and Ireland 1797

The fecond is an apology for the fcarcely lefs fuperftitious and abfurd refpeft which is paid to family diftinfiions.

The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan 1796

Thus the worlliip of the church grew to be fuperftitious and carnal; and, of courfe, the manners of her members became corrupt and prophane.

A review of ecclesiastical establishments in Europe : containing their history ... : and an essay tending to shew both the political and moral necessity of abolishing exclusive establishments, with answers to some principal objections Whatman, James, 1741-1798 1796

Unmeaning meanings were affixed to them, to catch the attention of the fuperftitious.

A review of ecclesiastical establishments in Europe : containing their history ... : and an essay tending to shew both the political and moral necessity of abolishing exclusive establishments, with answers to some principal objections Whatman, James, 1741-1798 1796

The popes and bifliops eftabliilied a fyflem of ecclelialtical domination j and weak, fuperftitious, and igno - rant kings, favoured their po\yer, and fubmit - ted to it.

The spirit of general history : in a series of lectures, from the eighth, to the eighteenth century : wherein is given a view of the progress of society, in manners and legislation during that period Thomson, George, Rev., fl. 1791-2 1792

Very few in the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries, deferved the name of Chriftians; the generality, though called by this name, were as abfurd and fuperftitious in their devotion, as favage and wicked in their lives, as their Hea - then anceflors.

The spirit of general history : in a series of lectures, from the eighth, to the eighteenth century : wherein is given a view of the progress of society, in manners and legislation during that period Thomson, George, Rev., fl. 1791-2 1792

And in 154.1, he ordered alf fuperftitious fhrines to be taken away. frpm the churches, purfuant to the king's letters, which he had folicited for that purpofe.

The British Plutarch 1791

The fuperftitious foldiers coniidered this acci - dent as an evil prognoftic, and the Negroes, who had teftified fome indications of in - conftancy, were difgufted.

The present state of the empire of Morocco. Its animals, products, climate, soil, cities, ports, provinces, coins, weights, and measures. With the language, religion, laws, manners, customs, and character, of the Moors; the history of the dynasties since Edris; the naval force and commerce of Morocco; and the character, conduct, and views, political and commercial, of the reigning emperor 1788