In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
BENEFICIAL
beneficial, good
(adjective) promoting or enhancing well-being; “an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries”; “the beneficial effects of a temperate climate”; “the experience was good for her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
beneficial (comparative more beneficial, superlative most beneficial)
Helpful or good to something or someone.
Relating to a benefice.
Synonyms
• (helpful or good): advantageous, behooveful (archaic), helpful, useful
• (relating to a benefice): usufructuary, usufructuous
Antonyms
• maleficial, nocuous, damaging, harmful (doing harm to someone)
• innocuous, undamaging, harmless (doing no harm; doing neither harm nor good)
Noun
beneficial (plural beneficials)
Something that is beneficial.
Source: Wiktionary
Ben`e*fi"cial, a. Etym: [Cf. F. bénéficial, LL. beneficialis.]
1. Conferring benefits; useful; profito. The war which would have been most beneficial to us. Swift.
2. (Law)
Definition: Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent.
3. King. [Obs.] "A beneficial foe." B. Jonson.
Syn.
– See Advantage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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