Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ABASHMENT
abashment, bashfulness
(noun) feeling embarrassed due to modesty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abashment (countable and uncountable, plural abashments)
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*bash"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ébahissement.]
Definition: The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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