In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EPICURISM
epicurism
(noun) the disposition and habits of an epicure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epicurism (countable and uncountable, plural epicurisms)
Epicureanism
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*cu*rism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. épicurisme.]
1. The doctrines of Epicurus.
2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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