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.
EXTREMITY
extremity, appendage, member
(noun) an external body part that projects from the body; “it is important to keep the extremities warm”
extremity
(noun) that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
extremity
(noun) the outermost or farthest region or point
extremity
(noun) the greatest or utmost degree; “the extremity of despair”
extremity
(noun) an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
extremity (countable and uncountable, plural extremities or extremitys) (obsolete)
The most extreme or furthest point of something. [from c. 1400]
An extreme measure.
A hand or foot. [from early 15th c.]
A limb (“major appendage of a human or animal such as an arm, leg, or wing”). [from early 15th c.]
Synonyms
• (furthest point): tip
• (major appendage of human or animal): appendage, limb
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*trem"i*ty, n.; pl. Extremities(. Etym: [L. extremitas: cf. F. extrémité.]
1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country. They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia. Arbuthnot.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a limb; a leg or an arm of man.
3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or intense form. "The extremity of bodily pain." Ray.
4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity. Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a compulsion shall here be set in view. Milton. Upon mere extremity he summoned this last Parliament. Milton.
Syn.
– Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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