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.
AMBIANCE
ambiance, ambience
(noun) the atmosphere of an environment
atmosphere, ambiance, ambience
(noun) a particular environment or surrounding influence; “there was an atmosphere of excitement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ambiance (countable and uncountable, plural ambiances)
A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.
(computer graphics, 3D models) A secondary color of a polygon that becomes more pronounced with shading.
Source: Wiktionary
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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