In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ABRASIVENESS
abrasiveness
(noun) the quality of being sharply disagreeable
harshness, abrasiveness, scratchiness
(noun) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abrasiveness (countable and uncountable, plural abrasivenesses)
The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
Source: Wiktionary
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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