In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PAPISTRY
Etymology
Noun
papistry (countable and uncountable, plural papistries)
(derogatory) The Roman Catholic faith.
Synonyms
• papism
Source: Wiktionary
Pa"pist*ry, n.
Definition: The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome; popery. [R.] Whitgift.
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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