In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNHALLOW
desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate
(verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unhallow (third-person singular simple present unhallows, present participle unhallowing, simple past and past participle unhallowed)
To profane; to desecrate.
Synonyms
• See also desecrate
Source: Wiktionary
Un*hal"low, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hallow.]
Definition: To profane; to desecrate. The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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