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.
DEPRECATIONS
Noun
deprecations
plural of deprecation
Source: Wiktionary
DEPRECATION
Dep`re*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. deprecatio; cf. F. déprécation.]
1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. Humble deprecation. Milton.
2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.
3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] Gilpin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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