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.
BUILDING
construction, building
(noun) the act of constructing something; “during the construction we had to take a detour”; “his hobby was the building of boats”
construction, building
(noun) the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; “their main business is home construction”; “workers in the building trades”
building, edifice
(noun) a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; “there was a three-story building on the corner”; “it was an imposing edifice”
building
(noun) the occupants of a building; “the entire building complained about the noise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)
(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
Synonym: construction
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
Synonyms: edifice, Thesaurus:building
Etymology 2
Verb
building
present participle of build
Source: Wiktionary
Build"ing, n.
1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. Bp. Hall.
2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture. The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural. Hosking.
3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc. Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire Have cost a mass of public treasury. Shak.
BUILD
Build, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built; p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] Etym: [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. bol farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, böle, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. b to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. sq. root97.]
1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise. Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers. Milton.
2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means. Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks. Shak.
3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution. I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. Acts xx. 32.
Syn.
– To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
Build, v. i.
1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.
2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice of others.
Build, n.
Definition: Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the build of a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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