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.
CONFORMATION
conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation
(noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); “he could barely make out their shapes”
conformation
(noun) a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
conformation (countable and uncountable, plural conformations)
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
Synonyms
• (act of conforming): conformance
Source: Wiktionary
Con`for*ma"tion, n. [L. conformatio: cf. F. conformation.]
1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality. I. Watts.
2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences. Lowth.
A structure and conformation of the earth. Woodward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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