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.
ESPIONAGE
espionage
(noun) the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
espionage (countable and uncountable, plural espionages)
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
Synonyms
• spying
Coordinate terms
• reconnaissance
• undercover
Anagrams
• sea pigeon
Source: Wiktionary
Es"pi*o*nage, n. Etym: [F. espionnage, fr. espionner to spy, fr. espion spy, OF. espie. See Espy.]
Definition: The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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