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.
GUILTINESS
guilt, guiltiness
(noun) the state of having committed an offense
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
guiltiness (countable and uncountable, plural guiltinesses)
The state of being guilty; guilt.
Antonyms
• innocence
Source: Wiktionary
Guilt"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being guilty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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