In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SELECTIONS
Noun
selections
plural of selection
Source: Wiktionary
SELECTION
Se*lec"tion, n. Etym: [L. selectio: cf. F. sélection.] .
Definition: The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference.
2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books. Natural selection. (Biol.) See under Natural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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