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.
ACCENTUATION
emphasizing, accenting, accentuation
(noun) the act of giving special importance or significance to something
accentuation
(noun) the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
accentuation (countable and uncountable, plural accentuations)
Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
(ecclesiastical, music) Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cen`tu*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. accentuatio: cf. F. accentuation.]
Definition: Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically (Eccles. Mus.),
Definition: pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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