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.
DESPISEDNESS
Etymology
Noun
despisedness (uncountable)
The state or quality of being despised.
Source: Wiktionary
De*spis"ed*ness, n.
Definition: The state of being despised.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 February 2025
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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