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.
CRITICALNESS
criticality, criticalness, cruciality
(noun) a state of critical urgency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
criticalness (uncountable)
The state or quality of being critical.
Source: Wiktionary
Crit"ic*al*ness, n.
1. The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at a critical time.
2. Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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