acquired habit
11habit — 1. An act, behavioral response, practice, or custom established in one s repertoire by frequent repetition of the same act. SEE ALSO: addiction. 2. A basic variable in the study of conditioning and learning used to designate a new response… …
12habit */*/*/ — UK [ˈhæbɪt] / US noun Word forms habit : singular habit plural habits 1) [countable/uncountable] something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it healthy eating habits a good/bad habit: He had acquired some rather bad… …
13habit — habit1 /hab it/, n. 1. an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street. 2. customary practice or use: Daily bathing is an American habit. 3. a… …
14habit — A disposition or condition of the body or mind acquired by custom or a usual repetition of the same act or function. The customary conduct, to pursue which one has acquired a tendency, from frequent repetition of the same acts. Knickerbocker Life …
15habit — A disposition or condition of the body or mind acquired by custom or a usual repetition of the same act or function. The customary conduct, to pursue which one has acquired a tendency, from frequent repetition of the same acts. Knickerbocker Life …
16habit — Synonyms and related words: a habit, accouter, acquired tolerance, acute alcoholism, addictedness, addiction, alcoholism, amphetamine withdrawal symptoms, apparel, array, attire, attitude, automatism, bad habit, barbiturate addiction, barbiturism …
17habit — hab•it [[t]ˈhæb ɪt[/t]] n. 1) anb psl an acquired pattern of behavior that has become almost involuntary as a result of frequent repetition 2) customary practice or use 3) a particular practice, custom, or usage: the habit of shaking hands[/ex]… …
18acquired taste — noun a) A taste which is not natural or innate, but which has developed through habit or learning. Like many another Italian War hero, young Dino Grandi had turned to the post War Fascist movement to satisfy an acquired taste for action. b)… …
19habit — 1. (moral) This word (from the Latin habitus, meaning condition or appearance ) refers to a pattern of behavior that is acquired by repetition and becomes part of a person s life. Good habits lead to the practice of virtue, while bad habits …
20Sanctifying Grace — • Treatise on this fundamental building block of Christianity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sanctifying Grace Sanctifying Grace …
