In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOTHELITISM
Monothelitism
(noun) the theological doctrine that Christ had only one will even though he had two natures (human and divine); condemned as heretical in the Third Council of Constantinople
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Monothelitism (uncountable)
The doctrines of the Monothelites.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*noth"e*lism, Mo*noth"e*li*tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monothélisme, monothélitisme.]
Definition: The doctrine of the Monothelites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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