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.
DELICIOUSNESS
delectability, deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness
(noun) extreme appetizingness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deliciousness (usually uncountable, plural deliciousnesses)
The state or quality of being delicious.
Source: Wiktionary
De*li"cious*ness, n.
1. The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a repast.
2. Luxury. "To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness." Sir T. North.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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