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.
AVOIDANCE
avoidance, turning away, shunning, dodging
(noun) deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
avoidance (usually uncountable, plural avoidances)
The act of annulling; annulment.
The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; – specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.
A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.
Any thing that is to be avoided
The courts by which anything is carried off.
Coordinate terms
• minced oath
Anagrams
• vadocaine
Source: Wiktionary
A*void"ance, n.
1. The act of annulling; annulment.
2. The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him. Fuller.
3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.
4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. "The avoidance of pain." Beattie.
5. The courts by which anything is carried off. Avoidances and drainings of water. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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