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.
HAECCEITY
quiddity, haecceity
(noun) the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
haecceity (countable and uncountable, plural haecceities)
(philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.
Synonyms
• thisness
Source: Wiktionary
Hæc*ce`i*ty, Etym: [L. hæcce this.] (Logic)
Definition: Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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