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.
CONTENTMENTS
Noun
contentments
plural of contentment
Source: Wiktionary
CONTENTMENT
Con*tent"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. contentement. See Content, v. t.]
1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content. Contentment without external honor is humility. Grew. Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6.
2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice is impossible.
3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [Obs.] At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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