FOLKWAYS Synonyms

• social deportment

• (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

• manner of acting or controlling yourself

• the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances

• (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

• (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

• rules governing socially acceptable behavior

• an established custom

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

• the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

• attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

• excessive use of drugs

• put a habit on

• a customary way of operation or behavior

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• translating an idea into action

• the exercise of a profession

• knowledge of how something is usually done

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

• learn by repetition

• engage in a rehearsal (of)

• avail oneself to

• engage in or perform

• of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals

• of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals

• any customary observance or practice

• the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

• stereotyped behavior

• an inherited pattern of thought or action

• a specific practice of long standing