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.
HARASSMENTS
Noun
harassments
plural of harassment
Source: Wiktionary
HARASSMENT
Har"ass*ment, n.
Definition: The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry; annoyance; anxiety. Little harassments which I am led to suspect do occasionally molest the most fortunate. Ld. Lytton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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