habit

Examples

• All

• Sister Jessica, you must give your habit to the prince.

  Jabberwocky (1977)

• Sister Gloria, why are you wearing that habit?

  Night of the Demons 2 (1994)

• The Order of the Black Habit would be a perfect fit for you.

  Nun of That (2009)

• We called him Mother Superior on account of the length of his habit.

  Trainspotting (1996)

• An imposing-looking Dominican in a black habit is preparing to speak to the crowd.

  Blog text (10)

• Lila, in a nun's habit, is on her knees praying.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Sister Mary Benedict tucked her hands inside her habit and arranged them secretly at her waist.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Inside, the floors and walls were shiny, the halls patrolled by women in white habits.

  Fiction book (2000)

• You can wear the cowls in chapel, but you won't receive religious habits until the first profession of your vows.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The monk wore a simple brown habit as part of his dedication to the order.

Synonyms

N

nun's habit

vshabit

1 7.4

A long loose outer piece of clothing that nuns wear as part of their religious clothes

is the broader religious garment emphasizing commitment rather than uniform use

M

monastic habit

vshabit

8.9

A long loose garment worn by monks to show their religious group

is the general religious garment that stresses symbolic commitment

Idioms

K

to kick the habit

• Informal

5 4.2

Stop doing something bad you do often, for example smoking

Compounds

C

creature of habit

• Formal

13 3.9

A person who follows the same routine most days and avoids change

N

nasty habit

9 3.3

A repeated action that people find unpleasant or annoying

F

force of habit

4 3.5

To do something without thinking because you do it very often

M

meth habit

• NSFW

1 9.2

A strong need to keep using meth that harms your life

N

nun's habit

1 7.4

A long loose outer piece of clothing that nuns wear as part of their religious clothes

R

riding habit

• Archaic

1 8.4

A long skirt and jacket that women wear for riding horses

B

buckraking habit

• Archaic

9.9

Making money in dishonest or unfair ways, often by public officials

M

monastic habit

8.9

A long loose garment worn by monks to show their religious group

I

impulsive spending habit

5.7

A habit of buying things quickly without thinking first

R

retox habit

• Neologism

9.8

A habit of going back to unhealthy actions after stopping them

How Religious

vestment

7 8.5

habit

9 7.5

ecclesiastical attire

• Formal

9.9

civvies

• Slang

9.2

Surface Forms

Etymology