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.
IMPRESSIONISM
Impressionism
(noun) a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
impressionism (countable and uncountable, plural impressionisms)
(arts) a movement in art characterized by visible brush strokes, ordinary subject matters, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities
(music genre) a style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer
(poetry) a style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions
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Source: Wiktionary
Im*pres"sion*ism, n. Etym: [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine Arts)
Definition: The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRAZY
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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