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.
EXPUNCTIONS
Noun
expunctions
plural of expunction
Source: Wiktionary
EXPUNCTION
Ex*punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. expunctio execution, performance, from expungere. See Expunge.]
Definition: The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being expunged. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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5 November 2024
TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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