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.
ABBREVIATURE
Etymology
Noun
abbreviature (countable and uncountable, plural abbreviatures)
An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. [since the late 16th century]
(obsolete) An abbreviated state or form. [only during the early to mid 17th century]
A shortened form of a word or phrase, used in place of the whole; an abbreviation. [since the mid 17th century]
(obsolete) The process of abbreviating. [only during the early to late 17th century]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*bre"vi*a*ture, n.
1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.]
2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract. This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Christian. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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