Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
EBULLITION
effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
(noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ebullition (plural ebullitions)
The act of boiling.
Synonym: ebullience
A sudden emotional outburst.
Synonym: ebullience
Source: Wiktionary
Eb`ul*li"tion, n. Etym: [F. ébullition, L. ebullitio, fr. ebullire. See Ebullient.]
1. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.
2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aëriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali. [Formerly written bullition.]
3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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