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Look up: habit

  1. habit
    The general growth pattern of a plant. A plant's habit may be described as creeping, trees, shrubs, vines, etc.
    Found on http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gl

  2. Habit
    Refers to the costume worn by the rider or driver, which has been standardized by custom according to the time of the day and the type of horse.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. Habit
    The shape or form of a plant, growing vertical, laterally, or rounded. It is important to know the habit of a plant so one can expect certain growth patterns.
    Found on http://www.emilycompost.com/garden_gloss

  4. habit
    [Noun] Something you do often. It can also be something you keep doing and find difficult to stop.
    Example: I have a smoking habit of 20 fags a day.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  5. Habit
    A fixed or constant practise established by frequent repetition; an acquired mode of behaviour that has become nearly or completely involuntary.
    Found on http://www.moggies.co.uk/gloss.html

  6. habit
    [n] - an established custom 2. [n] - a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order) 3. [n] - a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition 4. [v] - put a habit on
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Habit
    Refers to the appearance of single crystals or crystalline aggregates that do not show perfect crystal shapes. There are different types of habit coming under the headings of prismatic, Acicular, Bladed, Botryoidal, Dendritic, Fibrous, Mammilated, Massive, Radiating, Reniform and Tabular.
    Found on http://www.quartznall.co.uk/azhealthguid

  8. HABIT
    Health Behavior Information Transfer
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20895

  9. Habit
    Hab'it (hăb'ĭt) noun [ Middle English habit , abit , F. habit from Latin habitus state, appearance, dress, from habere to have, be in a condition; probably akin to English have. See Have , a...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/1

  10. Habit
    Hab'it (hăb'ĭt) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Habited ; present participle & verbal noun Habiting .] [ Middle English habiten to dwell, French habiter...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/1

  11. habit
    <botany> The growth form of a plant, comprising its size, shape, texture and orientation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  12. habit
    wont noun an established custom; `it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. habit
    noun a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  14. habit
    verb put a habit on
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  15. habit
    noun a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; `she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair`; `long use had hardened him to it`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  16. habit
    (hab´it) an action that has become automatic or characteristic by repetition. predisposition; bodily temperament.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  17. Habit
    • (n.) To inhabit. • (n.) To dress; to clothe; to array. • (n.) To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman. • (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 h...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. habit
    (from the article `Rosales`) ...forms are found in the Rosales, including small to large trees, shrubs, stout woody vines, succulents, and annual and perennial herbs. Only the ... The order Sapindales is overwhelmingly composed of woody plants, mostly trees, large shrubs, or woody climbers. The latter are particularly common in ... [...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/1

  19. habit
    (from the article `Roman Catholicism`) Roman Catholicism for centuries has fostered a distinct clerical identity, symbolized by clerical garb, which sets priests as a class apart from lay ... ...of the community; and religious dress embraces not only what is worn by a prayer leader but also what is worn by his congregation outside as we...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/1

  20. habit
    in psychology, any regularly repeated behaviour that requires little or no thought and is learned rather than innate. A habit—which can be part of ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/1

  21. habit
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hab′it Definitions: 1. An act, behavioral response, practice, or custom established in one's repertoire by frequent repetition of the same activity. 2. A basic variable in the study of conditioning and learning used to designate a new response learned either by associ...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  22. Habit
    Habit is slang for an addiction.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  23. Habit
    Habit is slang for an addiction.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  24. HABIT
    The customary clothing worn by members of religious Orders in the Catholic Church, often called (incorrectly) a robe. The Franciscan Order in Serra's time wore the same type of habit as you see here although it would have been gray in those days rather than brown. The habit is still worn by Franciscans at Missions San Miguel, Santa Barbara, San Ant...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  25. habit
    • an established custom
    • a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition
    • a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
    • excessive use of drugs

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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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