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Webster 1913 Edition

Habitation

Habˊi-ta′tion

(hăb′ĭ-tā′shŭn)
,
Noun.
[F.
habitation
, L.
habitatio
.]
1.
The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
Denham.
2.
Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.
The Lord . . . blesseth the
habitation
of the just.
Prov. iii. 33.

Webster 1828 Edition

Habitation

HABITA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. habitatio, from habito, to dwell, from habeo, to hold, or as we say in English, to keep.
1.
Act of inhabiting; state of dwelling.
2.
Place of abode; a settled dwelling; a mansion; a house or other place in which man or any animal dwells.
The stars may be the habitations of numerous races of beings.
The Lord blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov.3.

Definition 2024

habitation

habitation

English

Noun

habitation ‎(plural habitations)

  1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
  2. A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:abode

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /a.bi.ta.sjɔ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃
  • Homophone: habitations

Noun

habitation f ‎(plural habitations)

  1. dwelling (a place or house in which a person lives)
  2. inhabitation (act of inhabiting)

Etymology

From Old French habitacion, abitacion ‎(“act of dwelling”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhæb.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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