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.
HYPONYMY
hyponymy, subordination
(noun) the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hyponymy (countable and uncountable, plural hyponymies)
(semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.
Antonym: hypernymy
Source: Wiktionary
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