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.
DEROGATION
derogation
(noun) (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; “any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed”
disparagement, depreciation, derogation
(noun) a communication that belittles somebody or something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
derogation (countable and uncountable, plural derogations)
An act which belittles; disparagement.
(legal) The act of derogating; the temporary or partial nullification of a law.
Source: Wiktionary
Der`o*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. derogatio: cf. F. dérogation.]
1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of, from, or to. I hope it is no derogation to the Christian religion. Locke. He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be seen to weep. F. W. Robertson.
2. (Stock Exch.)
Definition: An alteration of, or subtraction from, a contract for a sale of stocks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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