Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be āsatanic.ā However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FUNCTIONALISM
functionalism
(noun) any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
functionalism
(noun) a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
functionalism (countable and uncountable, plural functionalisms)
(architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction
(philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects
(social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society
(psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment
Source: Wiktionary
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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
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