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.
ABNEGATION
abnegation, self-abnegation, denial, self-denial, self-renunciation
(noun) renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
abnegation
(noun) the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; “abnegation of the Holy Trinity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abnegation (countable and uncountable, plural abnegations)
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Synonyms
• repudiation
• (self-)denial
• renunciation
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`ne*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. abnegatio: cf. F. abnégation.]
Definition: a denial; a renunciation. With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court. Knox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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