In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HALLELUJAHS
Noun
hallelujahs
plural of hallelujah
Verb
hallelujahs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hallelujah
Source: Wiktionary
HALLELUJAH
Hal`le*lu"iah, Hal`le*lu"jah, n. & interj. Etym: [Heb. See Alleluia.]
Definition: Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an expression of gratitude or adoration. Rev. xix. 1 (Rev. Ver. ) So sung they, and the empyrean rung With Hallelujahs. Milton. In those days, as St. Jerome tells us,"any one as he walked in the fields, might hear the plowman at his hallelujahs." Sharp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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