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.
CONGENIALITY
congeniality
(noun) a congenial disposition
congenialness, congeniality
(noun) compatibility between persons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
congeniality (countable and uncountable, plural congenialities)
The quality of being congenial; the state of being agreeable or of having similar tastes.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*ge`ni*al"i*ty ( or ; 106), n.
Definition: The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness. Sir J. Reynolds.
If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARASITISM
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
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