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.
INTENDMENTS
Noun
intendments
plural of intendment
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Source: Wiktionary
INTENDMENT
In*tend"ment, n. Etym: [OE. entendement understanding, insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See Intend.]
1. Charge; oversight. [Obs.] Ford.
2. Intention; design; purpose. The intendment of God and nature. Jer. Taylor.
3. (Law)
Definition: The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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