In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INCITEMENT
incitation, incitement
(noun) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; “the incitement of mutiny”
exhortation, incitement
(noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
provocation, incitement
(noun) needed encouragement; “the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”
incitement, incitation, provocation
(noun) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
incitement (plural incitements)
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cite"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incitement.]
1. The act of inciting.
2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. Burke. From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew thy rage. Pope.
Syn.
– Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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