The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
IMMOLATOR
Etymology
Noun
immolator (plural immolators)
One who offers in sacrifice.
(historical) One of a sect of Russian fanatics who practised self-mutilation and sacrifice.
Source: Wiktionary
Im"mo*la`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilatio and sacrifice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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