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.
COROLLARY
corollary
(noun) (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
corollary
(noun) a practical consequence that follows naturally; “blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
corollary (plural corollaries)
Something given beyond what is actually due; something added or superfluous.
Something which occurs a fortiori, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
(mathematics, logic) A proposition which follows easily from the proof of another proposition.
Adjective
corollary (not comparable)
Occurring as a natural consequence or result; attendant; consequential.
(rare) Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"ol*la*ry (kr"l-l-r; 277), n.; pl. Corollaries (-r. Etym: [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr. corolla. See Corolla.]
1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [Obs.] Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. Shak.
2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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