In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
HOMILIES
Noun
homilies
plural of homily
Source: Wiktionary
HOMILY
Hom"i*ly, n.; pl. Homilies. Etym: [LL. homilia, Gr. homélie. See Same.]
1. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse. Shak.
2. A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life. As I have heard my father Deal out in his long homilies. Byron. Book of Homilies. A collection of authorized, printed sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in the reign of Elizabeth; -- both books being certified to contain a "godly and wholesome doctrine."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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