In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SYNCRETIZE
syncretize, syncretise
(verb) unite (beliefs or conflicting principles)
syncretize, syncretise
(verb) become fused
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
syncretize (third-person singular simple present syncretizes, present participle syncretizing, simple past and past participle syncretized)
To combine different elements, or to unite or reconcile different beliefs.
(linguistics) To merge different inflexional forms.
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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