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.
ABORIGINALITY
Etymology
Noun
aboriginality (countable and uncountable, plural aboriginalities)
The quality of being aboriginal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
The distinctive culture of aboriginal peoples
The spiritual bonds between the aboriginal people and their place of heritage.
Source: Wiktionary
Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty, n.
Definition: The quality of being aboriginal. Westm. Rev.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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