popular superstition
C785
concept
A popular superstition is a widely held but irrational belief or practice, often rooted in folklore or tradition, that attributes causal power to certain actions, objects, or events.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| maritime folklore topic | 1 |
| popular belief | 1 |
| popular superstition canonical | 1 |
| pseudoscientific belief | 1 |
| urban legend subject | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: popular superstition
Generated description
A popular superstition is a widely held but irrational belief or practice, often rooted in folklore or tradition, that attributes causal power to certain actions, objects, or events.
Instances (4)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| law of attraction | pseudoscientific belief |
| Bermuda Triangle | maritime folklore topic |
| Kennedy curse | popular belief |
| Curse of the Bambino | — |