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.
HYPERNYMY
hypernymy, superordination
(noun) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypernymy (countable and uncountable, plural hypernymies)
(semantics) The semantic relation between hypernyms; the quality of being hypernymous.
Antonym: hyponymy
Source: Wiktionary
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SUPERIORITY
(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”
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