Habit vs Obsession - What's the difference?
habit | obsession |
An action done on a regular basis.
* Washington Irving
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A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.
(archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.
* Shakespeare
* Addison
* 1719 , (Daniel Defoe), (Robinson Crusoe)
(botany) form of growth or general appearance of a variety or species of plant, e.g. erect, prostrate, bushy.
An addiction.
A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
An unhealthy fixation.
Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
* 1973 , Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints , ISBN 0913926043.
* 1999 , Mary E. McDonough, God's Plan of Redemption , page 85, ISBN 0736307184.
* 2007 , James E. Padgett, The Teachings of Jesus , page 100, ISBN 1430303913.
As nouns the difference between habit and obsession
is that habit is habit while obsession is a compulsive or irrational preoccupation.habit
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) ; see have.Noun
(en noun)- a man of very shy, retired habits
Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits . ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
- Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.
- There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits .
- it was always my fate to choose for the worse, so I did here; for having money in my pocket and good clothes upon my back, I would always go on board in the habit of a gentleman; and so I neither had any business in the ship, or learned to do any.
Synonyms
* (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) habiten, from (etyl) habiter, from (etyl) ; see have.External links
* * ----obsession
English
Noun
- if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon'' the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession ; but when a footing is gained ''in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the ground given.
- They should see that a perception of their identification with the Victor of Calvary is absolutely necessary if they are to constantly and victoriously resist the obsession of evil spirits.
- It is true, that by the workings of the law of attraction, and the susceptibility of mortals to the influence of spirit powers, mortals may become obsessed by the spirits of evil—that is evil spirits of men who once lived on earth—and this obsession may become so complete and powerful that the living mortal may lose all power to resist this influence of the evil spirits...
