In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
cosmical (comparative more cosmical, superlative most cosmical)
(archaic) Cosmic.
(astronomy, dated) Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cos"mic (kz"mk), Cos"mic*al (-m-kal), a. Etym: [Gr. kosmiko`s of the world, fr. ko`smos: cf. F. cosmique. See Cosmos.]
1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.
2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone.
3. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed. "Cosmic ranges of time." Tyndall.
4. (Astron.)
Definition: Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.