The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
BENISON
benison
(noun) a spoken blessing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
benison (plural benisons)
(chiefly, literary) A blessing; benediction.
Antonyms
• malison
Anagrams
• Bonines, bonnies
Source: Wiktionary
Ben"i*son, n. Etym: [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF. beneï, beneïson, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See Bounty, and Diction, and cf. Benediction.]
Definition: Blessing; beatitude; benediction. Shak. More precious than the benison of friends. Talfourd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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