The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FORESPOKEN
Etymology
Adjective
forespoken (comparative more forespoken, superlative most forespoken)
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
Verb
forespoken
past participle of forespeak.
Source: Wiktionary
FORESPEAK
Fore*speak", v. t. [Obs.]
Definition: See Forspeak.
Fore*speak", v. t.
Definition: To foretell; to predict. [Obs.] My mother was half a witch; never anything that she forespake but came to pass. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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