In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STATISM
Etymology
Noun
statism (countable and uncountable, plural statisms)
The belief that the centralization of power in a state (sovereign polity) is the ideal or best way to organize humanity.
Source: Wiktionary
Sta"tism, n. Etym: [From State.]
Definition: The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy. [Obs.] The enemies of God . . . call our religion statism. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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