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.
ABSURDITIES
Noun
absurdities
plural of absurdity
Source: Wiktionary
ABSURDITY
Ab*surd"i*ty, n.; pl. Absurdities. Etym: [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]
1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the actual idea of an infinite number." Locke.
2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction. His travels were full of absurdities. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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