In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CANONICAL
canonic, canonical, sanctioned
(adjective) conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; “the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing”- Sinclair Lewis
basic, canonic, canonical
(adjective) reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; “a basic story line”; “a canonical syllable pattern”
canonic, canonical
(adjective) of or relating to or required by canon law
canonic, canonical
(adjective) appearing in a biblical canon; “a canonical book of the Christian New Testament”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
canonical (comparative more canonical, superlative most canonical)
Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
According to recognised or orthodox rules.
Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
Prototypical.
(religion) In conformity with canon law.
(music) In the form of a canon.
(religion) Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
(mathematics, computing) In canonical form.
(mathematics) Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.
Synonyms
• (mathematics): natural
Antonyms
• (scripture): apocryphal
Noun
canonical (plural canonicals)
(Roman Catholicism) The formal robes of a priest
(internet) A URL presented in canonical form.
Source: Wiktionary
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INITIALISM
(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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