In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
FEROCITY
ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness
(noun) the property of being wild or turbulent; “the storm’s violence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ferocity (countable and uncountable, plural ferocities)
The condition of being ferocious.
Synonyms
• fierceness
• furiousness
• fury
• vehemence
• violence
• wildness
Source: Wiktionary
Fe*roc"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. ferocitas, fr. ferox, -ocis, fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. F. ferocité. See Fierce.]
Definition: Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of countenance. The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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