In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HELIOTAXIS
Etymology
Noun
heliotaxis (uncountable)
(biology) Phototaxis related to the sun.
Movement of an organism toward sunlight; positive heliotaxis.
Movement of an organism away from sunlight; negative heliotaxis.
Source: Wiktionary
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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