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.
IMPORTATIONS
Noun
importations
plural of importation
Source: Wiktionary
IMPORTATION
Im`por*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. importation. See Import, v. t.]
1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; -- opposed to exportation.
3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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