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.
ALKALINITIES
Noun
alkalinities
plural of alkalinity
Source: Wiktionary
ALKALINITY
Al`ka*lin"i*ty, n.
Definition: The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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