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.
BRILLIANCY
luster, lustre, brilliancy, splendor, splendour
(noun) a quality that outshines the usual
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brilliancy (countable and uncountable, plural brilliancies)
A shining quality; brilliance.
An act of being brilliant.
(chess) A spectacular and beautiful game of chess, generally featuring sacrificial attacks and unexpected moves.
Source: Wiktionary
Bril"lian*cy, n. Etym: [See Brilliant.]
Definition: The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great brighness, whether in a literal or figurative sense. With many readers brilliancy of style passes for affluence of thought. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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