In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONTRARIETY
contrariety
(noun) the relation between contraries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
contrariety (countable and uncountable, plural contrarieties)
Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tra*ri"e*ty n.; pl. Contrarieties. Etym: [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrariété.]
1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. There is a contrariety between those things that conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the senses. South.
2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with, something else; an inconsistency. How can these contrarieties agree Shak.
Syn.
– Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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