In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNDEIFY
Etymology
Verb
undeify (third-person singular simple present undeifies, present participle undeifying, simple past and past participle undeified)
(transitive) To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Un*de"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + deify.]
Definition: To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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