expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection
(noun) the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
remonstrance (countable and uncountable, plural remonstrances)
A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*mon"strance (-mn"strans), n. Etym: [Cf. OF. remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See Remonstrate.]
1. The act of remonstrating; as: (a) A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration. [Obs.] You may marvel why I . . . would not rather Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power Than let him be so lost. Shak.
(b) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to something; protest; expostulation.
2. (R.C.Ch.)
Definition: Same as Monstrance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 January 2025
(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”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
