In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IDEATIONAL
conceptional, ideational, notional
(adjective) being of the nature of a notion or concept; “a plan abstract and conceptional”; “to improve notional comprehension”; “a notional response to the question”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ideational (not comparable)
Pertaining to the formation of ideas or thoughts of objects not immediately present to the senses.
Source: Wiktionary
I`de*a"tion*al, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation. Certain sensational or ideational stimuli. Blackw. Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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