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单词 customariness
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customarinessn.

Brit. /ˈkʌstəm(ə)rɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkəstəˌmɛrinəs/
Forms: 1600s customarinesse, 1600s– customariness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: customary adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < customary adj. + -ness suffix.
1. The fact of praying, worshipping, etc., perfunctorily or formulaically as a result of habit; perfunctory or formulaic quality of prayer, worship, etc. Cf. customary adj. 5c. Obsolete.Common in the 17th cent.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > arising from habitual performance
customariness1608
1608 T. Cooper Christians Daily Sacrifice xix. 172 Auoyding..Customarinesse, praying rather for the times sake, then for Gods glorie.
a1640 J. Ball Power of Godlines (1657) 158 Discontent and hypocrisie, and customariness in good duties.
1641 J. Dury Let. 20 Dec. in 17th-cent. Polit. & Financial Papers (1996) 156 It seemes that the customarinesse of a prayer, cheifly ase set words doth lessen the attention; because the soule wilbe wandring of tymes to other matters.
1653 R. Baxter Right Method Settled Peace 119 Their..dulness and customariness in duty.
1752 J. Lavington Love to Christ ii. 44 The fifth, and last Temptation I shall instance in is, the Temptation to Formality and Customariness, in religious Exercises.
2. gen.
a. The fact or quality of being customary, usual, or habitual.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > habitualness
customablenessa1425
customariness1631
habitualness1668
habituality1801
1631 E. Reynolds Three Treat. ii. 294 A small sinne, committed with..more security, presumption, and customarinesse, then others, will more waste the conscience then farre greater out of infirmitie or sudden surprizall.
1659 R. Boyle Some Motives & Incentives to Love of God 118 By the Customarinesse of their being possessed, they prove lesse Conspicuous.
1664 in G. Miege Relation of Three Embassies (1669) 215 Out of the customariness of that expression.
1704 W. Darrell Gentleman Instructed ii. 42 The Customariness of all things makes'em worse; and the more bad men sollicit for 'em, the more they must be discountenanced.
1836 H. Taylor Statesman vi. 41 The customariness of many metaphorical uses of words makes us unconscious of their metaphor.
1890 Spectator 4 Jan. This customariness of our well-being..partly explains optimism.
1918 Folk-lore 29 22 Sheer customariness, in short, amounts to a kind of value—one that for the most part is apprehended subconsciously, yet is none the less inwardly satisfying.
1982 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 73 775 Should the customariness of unlawful behavior in a given environment be mitigating? Or should the unusualness?
2010 M. Cromhout Walking in their Sandals ii. 68 The powerful influence of familiarity and customariness in social life.
b. The fact of being or becoming accustomed to something; an instance of this. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness
usagec1485
accustomedness1595
assuetude1626
customariness1632
wontedness1649
habit (or usage) is second nature1662
inuredness1682
habituality1801
usedness1871
1632 R. Pecke Spirituall Plowman 17 in Two Serm. By thy continued customarinesse in exercises pertaining to thy profession.
1648 R. Prier Looking-glass for Proud Pharisee Pref. sig. A5 As for unspiritual men, and women, they are so vitiated by a customariness in feeding upon other things..that 'tis no marvel they so distaste this Manna.
a1679 M. Poole Annot. Holy Bible (1683) I. (Exodus xxii. 1) sig. U It argued greater boldness and customariness in the thief to steal that which might more easily be discovered.
a1864 N. Hawthorne Dr. Grimshawe's Secret (1882) xi. 133 Still dim..but our eyes..have gained an acquaintance, a customariness, with the medium.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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