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Bible Dictionaries
Habit
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.
(2):
(n.) The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
(3):
(n.) Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
(4):
(n.) Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
(5):
(n.) To inhabit.
(6):
(n.) To dress; to clothe; to array.
(7):
(n.) The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Habit'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/habit.html. 1828.
