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.
IMMOBILISATION
immobilization, immobilisation, immobilizing
(noun) the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; “the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team”
immobilization, immobilisation
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
immobilisation (countable and uncountable, plural immobilisations)
Alternative spelling of immobilization
Source: Wiktionary
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CARE
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
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