In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ATHEIZE
Etymology
Verb
atheize (third-person singular simple present atheizes, present participle atheizing, simple past and past participle atheized)
(transitive, rare) To render atheistic.
(intransitive, rare) To become atheistic.
Source: Wiktionary
A"the*ize, v. t.
Definition: To render atheistic or godless. [R.] They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley.
A"the*ize, v. i.
Definition: To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist. [R.] -- A"the*i`zer, n. Cudworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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