In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ABSOLUTENESS
absoluteness
(noun) the quality of being absolute; “the absoluteness of the pope’s decree could not be challenged”
starkness, absoluteness, utterness
(noun) the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; “the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
absoluteness (usually uncountable, plural absolutenesses)
(obsolete) The fact of being finished or perfected; completeness. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the 17th century.]
The characteristic of being absolute in nature or scope.
Absolute authority, unlimited power; absolutism, despotism. [First attested in the 16th century.]
The fact of being without qualifications or conditions; certainty, unconditionality. [First attested in the 17th century.]
Independent autonomy. [First attested in the 17th century.]
Synonyms
• unconditionality
• unlimitedness
• certainty
Antonyms
• conditionality
• limitedness
• relativity
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"so*lute*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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