In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OBJECTIFICATION
objectification
(noun) the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
objectification
(noun) a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
objectification (countable and uncountable, plural objectifications)
The process of objectifying something.
Synonyms
• reification
• thingification
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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