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.
GAIETY
gaiety, playfulness
(noun) a festive merry feeling
gaiety, merriment
(noun) a gay feeling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gaiety (countable and uncountable, plural gaieties)
(dated, uncountable) The state of being happy or merry.
(dated, countable) Merrymaking or festivity.
Synonyms
• (state of being happy): gayness
Source: Wiktionary
Gai"e*ty, n.
Definition: Same as Gayety.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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