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.
AFFECTEDNESS
affectation, mannerism, pose, affectedness
(noun) a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
affectedness
(noun) the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
affectedness (usually uncountable, plural affectednesses)
The state or quality of being affected.
Source: Wiktionary
Af*fect"ed*ness, n.
Definition: Affectation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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