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.
CUCKOLDRY
cuckoldry
(noun) the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cuckoldry (countable and uncountable, plural cuckoldries)
An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
The state of being a cuckold.
(zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.
Source: Wiktionary
Cuck"old*ry (-ld-r), n.
Definition: The state of being a cuckold; the practice of making cuckolds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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