In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ATHEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
atheous (comparative more atheous, superlative most atheous)
(obsolete) atheistic
(obsolete) Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.
Source: Wiktionary
A"the*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Atheist.]
1. Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] Milton.
2. Without God, neither accepting nor denying him. I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic. Bp. of Carlisle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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