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.
AGGRANDIZEMENT
aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation
(noun) the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; “the aggrandizement of the king”; “his elevation to cardinal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aggrandizement (countable and uncountable, plural aggrandizements)
The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement.
Synonyms
• aggrandization
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*gran"dize*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. agrandissement.]
Definition: The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
Syn.
– Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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