In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONSPIRATION
Etymology
Noun
conspiration (countable and uncountable, plural conspirations)
Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.
A plot between two or more people against somebody's wishes; conspiracy.
Anagrams
• actinoporins, actinosporin, nonpsoriatic
Source: Wiktionary
Con`spi*ra"tion, n. Etym: [F. conspiration, L. conspiratio.]
Definition: Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy. [R.] As soon as it was day, certain Jews made a conspiration. Udall. In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy with every other, and all together form, by their harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. Sir W. Hamilton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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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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