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.
FIRMNESS
steadiness, firmness
(noun) the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
(noun) the trait of being resolute; “his resoluteness carried him through the battle”; “it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work”
firmness
(noun) the property of being unyielding to the touch
firmness, soundness
(noun) the muscle tone of healthy tissue; “his muscular firmness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)
The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
Source: Wiktionary
Firm"ness, n.
Definition: The state or quality of being firm.
Syn.
– Firmness, Constancy. Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has no character; "without constancy," says Addison, "there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHEMICAL
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
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