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.
EMBOSSMENT
relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural relief
(noun) sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
imprint, embossment
(noun) an impression produced by pressure or printing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
embossment (plural embossments)
The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.
The process or act of embossing.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*boss"ment, n.
1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed.
2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect. "The embossment of the figure." Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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